NASA's Juno probe will soon be embarking on a long-awaited flyby of Jupiter's most prominent feature.
In an interview on his 75th birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking warned of the dangers of global warming.
The hacktivist group has suggested that NASA may be on the verge of making a very important announcement.
A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
Stephen Hawking is hoping to send a space probe to a potentially habitable world around Alpha Centauri.
New research has indicated that unborn babies are already capable of picking out face-like shapes.
The SpaceX CEO has been working towards his goal of seeing mankind become an interplanetary species.
Emma Adam had been out walking in woods near the town of Ashby when she encountered a large black cat.
Andrew Day had been visiting family when he encountered four squirrels with their tails tied together.
Scientists have conceded that the outlook for the world's largest coral reef is looking increasingly grim.
Derek McLennan earned almost $2.6 million after unearthing a horde of 10th-century Viking artefacts.
Following its groundbreaking flyby of Pluto, the probe is now on its way to another Kuiper Belt object.
Pedestrians were left ducking for cover as the swarm descended on a crowded street earlier this week.
Cassini's second dive between Saturn and its innermost ring has yielded more breathtaking photographs.
Professor Stephen Hawking is making a documentary about humanity's need to colonize other worlds.
According to reports, Indonesian national Sodimedjo was born in 1870, making him 146 when he died.
A new proposal has been put forward to send a spacecraft to look for signs of alien life on Europa.
There is evidence to suggest that Viking longhouses were 'buried' by being covered in mounds of Earth.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive.
Russian scholars have been making headway in deciphering the pages of the mysterious medieval text.