Lovell was best known for leading the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission which, against all odds, made it back to Earth.
Researchers have sonified the sounds of the Earth's magnetic field reversing 780,000 years ago.
Dams constructed around the world over the last two centuries have had an impact on the planet's poles.
Scientists have unexpectedly discovered mysterious rhythmic surges beneath the ground.
A passing star could disrupt the orbits of the planets and cause the Earth to be flung off into deep space.
The previously unseen world is believed to orbit far out at a range of 838 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
The unknown strain of bacteria, which exists nowhere on Earth, was found aboard China's Tiangong space station.
New research has revealed just how little we actually know about what lurks in the depths of the world's oceans.
A 53-year-old Soviet satellite is expected to fall back down to Earth sometime within the next few days.
A major engineering project has proven to be so large that it has literally changed the length of a day.
Known on social media as John Moe, the man had predicted a new quake just weeks after the last one.
While the odds of it hitting the Earth are now infinitesimally small, the odds of it striking the Moon are not.
Does a Google Earth satellite image of a door in Antarctica really show an entrance to a secret base ?
A theoretical futuristic megastructure known as a Dyson swarm could have dire consequences for our planet.
A new documentary delves deep into the US government's alleged efforts to cover up an alien presence on Earth.
A recently unearthed photograph taken from space shows a spectacular and rarely seen natural phenomenon.
In recent weeks there had been concerns that a 200ft asteroid had a relatively high chance of striking the Earth.
Egyptian officials have revealed the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II near to the Valley of Kings.
The mysterious facility was rocked by reports of an earthquake centered a few miles away from the base.
Excavations near the Israeli capital have unearthed one of the most unusual Neolithic finds of recent years.