Elon Musk has stressed the importance of sending humans to Mars before the next 'probable' World War.
NASA is working with US nuclear authorities to develop a spacecraft that can nuke dangerous space rocks.
The CDC has been struggling to explain a cluster of deaths all involving dentists and dental workers.
Authorities have been left perplexed following reports of a loud boom and a flash of light on Wednesday night.
A tiny diamond has been found to contain a type of mineral that has, until now, never been seen in nature.
A newly published study has strongly suggested that the famed aviator's remains were found back in 1940.
William Shatner is one of thousands of people whose names will soon be sent to the Sun on a memory card.
The bottle, which dates back 132 years, was found on a beach around 180km north of Perth, Australia.
The final resting place of the US aircraft carrier, which went down during World War II, has finally been located.
Known as Biostasis, the program aims to increase the odds of survival for injured soldiers on the battlefield.
Covering 11 generations over a period of 500 years, the family tree is thought to be the largest ever created.
The US government's recent foray in to UFO research has helped to reignite interest in the phenomenon.
The success of last month's launch has meant that the next Falcon Heavy will be carrying more than just a car.
The cabinet has officially responded to the question of whether or not UFOs pose a threat to national security.
Scientists may have found an alternative explanation for the strange sounds heard by diplomats in Havana.
In 1917, two English schoolgirls claimed to have photographed fairies at the bottom of their garden.
The 58-year-old's extreme resistance to freezing temperatures has seen him break multiple world records.
New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
A strange new species of tardigrade, or 'water bear', has been discovered in a Japanese car park.
Two astrophysicists have warned that malicious aliens could send us a message infected with a virus.