Despite its recent setback, the private space firm still has its sights set firmly on the future.
The mystery of a missing British explorer ship which disappeared in the Arctic in 1845 has been solved.
The state-of-the-art ship has 'boldly' ventured out on the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek TV series.
The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, has crashed while landing in a field after a test flight.
An engineering firm has attempted to calculate how much Captain Kirk's ship would actually cost to run.
A container of foul-smelling cheese has been recovered from the site of a sunken 17th-century gunship.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is about to begin test flights of its new SpaceShipTwo.
NASA is funding a new concept that could equip small asteroids with 3D-printed propulsion systems.
Diamond miners have found a shipwreck laden with gold after draining a lagoon on Africa’s Skeleton Coast.
Scientists have been using a diving robot to recover valuables from a famous 17th century shipwreck.
A woman had to be rescued from the ocean after swimming for several hours in pursuit of a cruise liner.
The USS Conestoga, which vanished without a trace in 1921, has finally been found near San Francisco.
An extremely rare and unusual coin has been discovered in the 16th century wreckage of the Esmeralda.
A cruise ship company in the Scottish Highlands has invested in a new boat called 'Spirit of Loch Ness'.
The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, will be embarking on its maiden voyage next month.
Just 16 months after the loss of its predecessor, Virgin's new spaceship 'VSS Unity' has been revealed.
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has built a full-size replica of the famous 'unsinkable' ship.
Virgin Galactic will be debuting the second of its suborbital space tourism vehicles in February.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman vessel carrying thousands of jars of seasoning.
The United States Navy has launched its largest ever destroyer under the command of Captain James Kirk.