50-year-old Nikki Love managed to run an entire marathon every single day for more than two months.
Solar observations made by a satellite were interrupted this week when the Moon made a sneaky appearance.
The prototype thruster could one day propel the first Mars astronauts all the way to the Red Planet.
A prehistoric species of bird that preened itself like a flamingo has been discovered in Germany.
Thousands of people watched online as the popular confectionery was launched in to the heavens on Friday.
Astronomers have revealed that they will be sharing a major new discovery with the world on October 16.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
Footage uploaded on to Twitter today shows what looks like a crocodile in the waters of Chelsea Harbor.
Palaeontologists have identified a new species that could shed light on the origins of crocodiles.
The SpaceX CEO is set to reveal more about his plans to colonize the Red Planet at an event on Friday.
The man behind this month's doomsday prophecy has pushed the apocalypse back another few weeks.
Rumors of another apocalyptic collision with the mythical planet Nibiru have been circulating the Internet.
Venus, Mars and Mercury will all be temporarily disappearing behind the Moon over the next few hours.
NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will begin its final descent in to Saturn's atmosphere this week.
Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
NASA's Peggy Whitson broke a slew of records during her latest 288-day mission aboard the ISS.
Researchers have discovered hundreds of new plant and animal species in the Amazon over the last few years.
The final resting place of legendary Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu has been unearthed in Fuzhou.
The ancestors of today's blue whales were deadly predators with rows of large, razor-sharp teeth.
Dozens of people had to be treated in hospital after a mysterious haze appeared in the area on Sunday.