Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
A new proposal has been put forward to send a spacecraft to look for signs of alien life on Europa.
The inventor of the impressive flying suit demonstrated his creation at this week's TED conference.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive.
According to Professor Ben Tippett, traveling through time is not outside the realms of possibility.
A new discovery has indicated that the first humans arrived in the Americas much earlier than thought.
ESA has confirmed rumors that the two space agencies are planning an ambitious lunar collaboration.
The dangerous nature of the maneuver has resulted in NASA temporarily losing contact with the spacecraft.
The US President has stated that he would like to see astronauts visiting Mars before the year 2021.
A new study is aiming to identify some of the sailors who died during the ill-fated Arctic expedition.
The company behind the futuristic aerial vehicle was financially backed by Google founder Larry Page.
Homo naledi's brain may not have been as big as that of a modern human, but it was still sophisticated.
Russian scholars have been making headway in deciphering the pages of the mysterious medieval text.
Authorities in Japan have determined how a stretch of city pavement has been burning people's feet.
When Genevieve Roman returned to her apartment recently she discovered that she had a new roommate.
Scientists have revealed that Homo floresiensis is actually one of the earliest known forms of human.
Researchers in Italy have located two undisclosed 'relics' that once belonged to da Vinci himself.
Concerns have been raised over the number of new satellites being launched over the next few years.
A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
A new study has cast further doubt on the possibility that the Tasmanian tiger has survived in the wild.