Several famous figures have opened up about their own personal near-death experiences over the years.
NASA's long-lived space probe has managed to pull off the most distant flyby of an object ever undertaken.
Amalapuram residents were left scratching their heads recently after fish started to rain down from above.
A Florida man ended up burning his own house to the ground because he was afraid of vampires.
Scientists working on the world's most powerful MRI scanner are aiming to fully explore the human brain.
A Montana man who had been out target shooting at the weekend ended up becoming a target himself.
A mysterious salamander known as the leopard eel has finally been formally recognized as a new species.
SETI has been attempting to determine if the first known interstellar visitor is under intelligent alien control.
NASA has released the first ever recording of the wind buffeting a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
China's latest space mission will, for the first time, see a spacecraft attempt to land on the Moon's far side.
The home of what is arguably the best known UFO incident in history now has a new reminder of its legacy.
The rocks, which were collected by the Soviet Luna 16 mission in 1970, have doubled in value since 1993.
The space agency's InSight lander will be descending 80 miles through the Martian atmosphere on Monday.
Scientists have used satellite data to map out the terrain hidden beneath the ice of the southernmost continent.
The eight-part series, which will star Laurence Fishburne, will re-enact the events of the famous UFO incident.
Known as The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), the international endeavour is expected to take ten years.
Researchers from Florida International University have identified the first new species of crocodile in 85 years.
Archaeologists have discovered a tunnel and chamber hidden beneath the 2,000-year-old Pyramid of the Moon.
Daredevil climber Alain Robert has climbed up London's Heron Tower with no ropes or safety equipment.
The late physicist predicted that genetic engineering will ultimately render half of the world's population obsolete.