Until recently, maps and atlases were plagued by non-existent islands, mountain ranges and countries.
Astrobotic is aiming to land its unmanned Peregrine lunar lander on the surface of the Moon in two years' time.
A chest thought to be filled with Nazi gold has been found in the wreckage of the scuttled SS Minden.
Scientists in Japan have identified what could be fuel debris within the devastated nuclear reactor.
A new video shows veteran free diver Guillaume Nery descending 131ft underwater on only one lungful of air.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made history when they set foot on the lunar surface 48 years ago today.
A new security robot brought in to help monitor an office in Washington DC ended up committing suicide.
With bodies consisting almost entirely of legs, these undersea arthropods are truly bizarre creatures.
Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious tunnel underneath the ancient city's Pyramid of the Moon.
It has been exactly two decades since NASA's Pathfinder mission touched down on the surface of Mars.
Peter Thiel has reportedly contributed $100,000 towards efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
Researchers have finally worked out why some bird eggs are rounder while others are more pointy.
Scientists have revealed some of the weird and wonderful animals that live in Australia's eastern abyss.
Police have revealed that the distress signal was genuine and that it was left in the outback in 2013.
Rather than travelling through time, the 'Back to the Future' fan ended up with a speeding ticket.
Germany's Wacken hard rock festival is set to use up so much beer that it is getting a dedicated pipeline.
Students in Ireland have ended up under siege by a particularly violent attacker of the avian variety.
Aerospace entrepreneur and NASA partner Robert Bigelow believes that ET is already here on Earth.
Police in Western Australia have been investigating a large 'SOS' sign discovered in a remote area.
80 years on from the disaster, the exact cause of the inferno that destroyed the airship remains unclear.