The two-hour spacewalk, which is set to take place on Tuesday, will aim to repair a broken data relay box.
Pedestrians were left ducking for cover as the swarm descended on a crowded street earlier this week.
Some of the world's most respected scientists have penned an open later in response to a recent article.
A police helicopter moved in to warn the group who had unwittingly ended up surrounded by great whites.
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane has landed in Florida after spending nearly two years in orbit.
A man named after one of the most infamous movie villains of all time works at a hospital in Tennessee.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
The company behind the futuristic aerial vehicle was financially backed by Google founder Larry Page.
Firefighters ended up having to take the toilet outside after the hapless woman became totally stuck.
Researchers have been working on a new way to identify the parts of the brain responsible for dreaming.
The remains of five former Archbishops of Canterbury have been unearthed under a medieval parish church.
New research has shown that elephants possess a level of self-understanding that is rare in animals.
Houston's Market Square Tower has a rather unique swimming pool that only the brave dare venture in to.
A man in China who lost his ear in an accident now has a new one thanks to a remarkable procedure.
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is set to be placed inside a huge thermal vacuum chamber.
An unidentified motorist ended up hitting a deer in her car after being distracted by a 'hairy beast'.
An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.
A 23-year-old woman had to be escorted home by police after sleepwalking in to a local supermarket.
Europe's largest active volcano has erupted in spectacular fashion for the third time in under 3 weeks.
Tolima province residents were left terrified after a mysterious object crash-landed near their homes.