A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
Residents of the Kemerovo region of Siberia have been uploading images and videos of the phenomenon.
NASA is planning to launch a new near-infrared space observatory that will collect data on 300 million galaxies.
An impressive piece of artwork shaped like an owl's head has been filmed via drone in a snowy Wiltshire field.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, scientists have revealed a newly discovered dinosaur with a rather unique feature.
The final resting place of the World War II-era aircraft carrier has been discovered off the Solomon Islands.
A panoramic image taken from the slopes of Mount Sharp has revealed the Martian landscape in remarkable detail.
A group of resourceful chimpanzees recently escaped from their enclosure in Belfast zoo after a storm.
A Japanese spider crab was caught on film at SeaWorld San Diego shedding its shell like a suit of armor.
The mysterious object visited by New Horizons at New Year has turned out to be much flatter than expected.
19-year-old bioengineering student David Aguilar has used Lego to build his own robotic prosthetics.
Beachgoers were left perplexed recently after a huge 20ft cross washed up near a Fort Lauderdale hotel.
A new study by a team of scientists in China has revealed that our galaxy is actually buckled at the edges.
A Pacific island that rose from the sea around three years ago has already been colonized by plants and birds.
A bizarre viral challenge has seen people leave their frozen jeans standing up outside in the snow.
An intriguing flash of light was captured on camera during the blood moon event that occurred last month.
A new type of 3D printer is able to materialize whole objects at once using light and a synthetic resin.
Wildlife enthusiast Bret Jones had been out filming birds when he noticed something unusual in the sky.
Engineers at Columbia University have built a robot capable of learning its own functionality from scratch.
Authorities were left perplexed this week after discovering a carefully dug tunnel outside a Florida bank branch.