A number of older fighter jets will be fitted out with defensive laser weapons by the mid 2020s.
A recent analysis has cast doubt on the ambitious timetable currently set out for a manned lunar landing.
An attempted murder investigation is underway in South Africa after a woman was attacked and set on fire.
A new NASA study has revealed just how many potentially habitable worlds there are in our galaxy.
For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (or FRB) back to its original source - a magnetar.
Two women had been kayaking off the coast of California when they were almost ingested by a humpback whale.
The space agency has been able to 'talk' to the distant probe thanks to a Deep Space Network dish upgrade.
A 34-year-old man recently collapsed after suffering an allergic reaction to the cold following a shower.
A freak incident in Essex, England saw a young trio get hopelessly stuck at a derelict laundry site.
New details have emerged of a peculiar Cold War-era phenomenon associated with Soviet missile launches.
Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized world that is drifting freely through the cosmos without a parent star.
An asteroid with enough riches to make everyone on Earth a billionaire is the subject of a new Hubble study.
A remarkable engineering project in China has seen an entire building being moved using special robotic 'legs'.
A new type of propulsion system is being developed that could significantly reduce the time it takes to reach Mars.
The remarkable 'detached' coral reef is the first of its kind to be discovered in more than 120 years.
Scientists have discovered that one particularly hardy beetle has an almost indestructible exoskeleton.
A nest of enormous invasive wasp-like insects has reportedly been discovered for the first time on US soil.
Scientists in the Netherlands believe they have identified a previously undiscovered pair of salivary glands.
The recently revived TV show has returned for the second time this year with a new run of unsolved cases.
The SpaceX CEO's upcoming Starship spacecraft/rocket hybrid could launch on a mission to Mars within 4 years.