A glow similar to the Northern Lights has been picked up around a brown dwarf star 20 light years away.
Scientists have revealed that our eyes possess an ability that most people aren't even aware of.
In the future it may be possible to charge up an electric car by parking it beneath a street light.
Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
Charles Bolden made the light-hearted remarks after being questioned by a ten-year-old on Sky News.
High school student Macie Martinez was struck by a bolt of lightning while standing inside her kitchen.
Thousands of people across the country reported sightings of an unidentified trail of light in the sky.
Scientists have discovered that the humble octopus is able to use its skin to sense light around it.
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is to be completely rebuilt near to its original location.
Astronomers have identified the most distant galaxy ever recorded at 13 billion light years away.
Several people took to social media to report sightings of strange lights over the city on Tuesday night.
Scientists have identified a huge void in space that measures over 1.8 billion light years across.
Veteran pilot Andrew Danziger experienced something unexplained during a flight from Kansas City in 1989.
There could be two potentially habitable planets in a binary star system just 4.3 light years away.
Dashcam footage showing a bright white and blue flash over the city of Stavropol has gone viral.
The legendary astronaut tweeted a light-hearted picture encouraging a manned trip to Mars.
Two pilots are attempting to fly around the world in a solar powered airplane called Solar Impulse 2.
Multiple witness reports of a light in the sky were followed up by an unusually high military presence.
A red dwarf star is thought to have passed within one light year of our planet 70,000 years ago.
Astronomers are planning to send radio messages to Earth-like worlds within a range of 20 light years.