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'LightSail 2' deploys its solar sail in Earth's orbit
VIDEO Jul 24, 2019The experimental project could one day make it possible for solar sails to propel spacecraft to other worlds.
RNLI warns against 'Storm Loch Ness' event
Jul 22, 2019Lifeboat officials in Scotland have warned social media users not to flock to the world famous loch en masse.
Man spends five days sitting on a toilet
VIDEO Jul 16, 2019Eager to earn his place in the Guinness Book of Records, one Belgian man sat on a toilet for 116 hours.
Ice spires hint at potential for life on Pluto
Jul 9, 2019The existence of algae high up in the Andes Mountains hints at the possibility of life on distant, icy worlds.
Iconic telescope gains World Heritage status
VIDEO Jul 7, 2019The UK's Jodrell Bank Observatory has been formally recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Very rare lava lake discovered on remote island
Jul 5, 2019Satellite images have revealed the existence of a lake of molten rock on the British island of Mount Michael.
Giant extinct condor discovered in Argentina
VIDEO Jul 3, 2019Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gargantuan condor 12 kilometers south of San Pedro.
UFO enthusiasts celebrate 'World UFO Day'
Jul 2, 2019The annual event celebrates the UFO phenomenon and invites the general public to keep watching the skies.
Two new Earth-like exoplanets discovered
Jun 19, 2019The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
Leonardo da Vinci painting mystery solved
Jun 11, 2019The world's most expensive painting - Salvator Mundi - mysteriously disappeared shortly after being sold.
Civilization will end by 2050, report claims
Jun 4, 2019A new paper from an Australian think tank has predicted that human society will collapse within 30 years.
'Forbidden' planet found in Neptunian Desert
May 29, 2019Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
Explorer achieves deepest ever undersea dive
VIDEO May 13, 2019American explorer Victor Vescovo has broken the world record by reaching a depth of nearly 7 miles.
Real-life 'Death Star' laser vaporizes matter
VIDEO May 9, 2019Scientists in Romania have built the world's most powerful laser with an output of over 10 petawatts.
New study finds 200,000 viruses in the ocean
Apr 28, 2019It turns out that there are many times more marine viruses in the world's oceans than previously thought.
Egg hunt held at Winchester Mystery House
Apr 21, 2019One of America's most mysterious buildings has played host to the 'world's most bizarre Easter egg hunt.'
'Image of Jesus' spotted in Notre Dame fire
Apr 18, 2019Some witnesses to the recent devastating fire believe that they've seen something otherworldly in the flames.
World's largest plane flies for the first time
VIDEO Apr 14, 2019The gargantuan aircraft, which has a wingspan bigger than a football field, soared in to the sky on Saturday.
Sasquatch calling contest held in New York
VIDEO Apr 13, 2019One of the world's strangest sports sees participants compete to make the most convincing Bigfoot call.
Israel's unmanned probe crashes on the Moon
VIDEO Apr 12, 2019The world's first attempt to land a privately-funded lander on the lunar surface has sadly ended in failure.
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