NASA is celebrating the success of its New Horizons spacecraft by showcasing a new sequence of images.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is about to begin test flights of its new SpaceShipTwo.
One of the two men who filmed the infamous Bluff Creek Bigfoot video has long regretted his involvement.
A sick worker has had to be rescued from a remote research station in Antarctica in the middle of winter.
The origins of a granite marker on an island in Massachusetts have remained a mystery for years.
Scientists have announced that they have picked up gravitational waves from two colliding black holes.
Mark Hyatt got the shock of his life when he encountered the nightmarish spectacle inside his own home.
A 1920s robot called Eric could soon be making a comeback thanks to the discovery of his original plans.
A man in Portugal was arrested by police after managing to destroy a historic statue at a train station.
New research has revealed evidence that King Tut's tomb may have been intended for someone else.
Researchers have managed to solve two mysteries pertaining to Peru's enigmatic Nazca civilization.
University of Cambridge physicists have created an engine that is one million times smaller than an ant.
Scientists have been exploring ambitious new ways to effectively cool, rather than to warm up the planet.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has picked up particles of dust originating from outside our solar system.
NASA's aging rover has captured an impressive image of a vortex swirling around on the surface of Mars.
Samples of horse dung have helped to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of classical warfare.
A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
A large horned beast known as the 'Siberian unicorn' could be the origin of the modern unicorn legend.
Russia is working on a new propulsion system that has the potential to revolutionize space travel.
A university professor has revealed new details about the iceberg that sunk the RMS Titanic in 1912.