Following its groundbreaking flyby of Pluto, the probe is now on its way to another Kuiper Belt object.
Far from being a modern phenomenon, antibiotic-resistant microbes have existed for millions of years.
Symbols found at Gobekli Tepe seem to confirm that a comet struck the Earth in the year 10,950 B.C.
Researchers have found evidence of microbes surviving up to six miles beneath the Mariana Trench.
NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its first in a series of final orbits around Saturn.
A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
In a remarkable breakthrough, microbes trapped inside cave crystals have been brought back to life.
Ashley Glawe ended up in the emergency room after her pet snake got stuck in a rather peculiar place.
A new study has added weight to the idea that microbes can survive in the harsh conditions on Mars.
NASA has released a new video recreating the Huygens probe's historic touchdown on Saturn's moon Titan.
Scientists are keen to launch a mission to Venus to investigate mysterious dark streaks in its clouds.
Professor Stephen Hawking has teamed up with NASA to design and develop an interstellar nano-starship.
Scientists have put together a reconstruction of what the famous Scottish king would have looked like.
Scientists have finally determined exactly what caused the Schiaparelli probe to crash-land on Mars.
A new investigation has revealed that the Beagle 2 Mars probe actually did land on Mars successfully.
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
ESA's two-part ExoMars spacecraft is comprised of both the Trace Gas Orbiter and the Schiaparelli lander.
Three British physicists have been awarded a Nobel Prize for their work on strange forms of matter.
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has gone out in a blaze of glory by deliberately colliding with comet 67P.
It's time once again to recognize some of the most unique and peculiar research projects ever undertaken.