One of the first things we're told not to do in chemistry class is eat or lick the samples.

The vast majority of humanity can only imagine what it's like to spend your days travelling around the planet and watching its changing clouds, landscapes, cities and lights from far, far above.

Astronomers confirm the source of electron bursts in whistling space waves Space sure is noisy. Every now and then, the drizzle of charged particles that seeps through Earth's protective magnetic shell erupts into a sudden downpour. Researchers

In 2015, NASA announced that it had "the best evidence yet" for water flowing on the surface of Mars: Dark, apparently damp streaks spotted on the Red Planet contained salts associated with liquid water.

Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet (549 metres) high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.

Russian billionaire Yuri Milner is considering privately funding a mission to Enceladus, one of the prime places to search for life in our solar system

A new record, with weeks to go before the year is up.

Contrary to what you may have heard, there is actually a way to mend a broken heart - but the solution might not be entirely what you're expecting.

We're on the verge of creating autonomous weapons that can kill without any help from humans. Thousands of experts are concerned about this - and the latest campaign effort against this tech is a chilling video demonstrating the kind of future we'r

Our first detailed glimpse at ‘Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid that recently flew by Earth, shows it’s one of the weirdest asteroids we’ve ever seen

The answer could be hiding in the Drake equation itself.

Humans have soft muscles and rigid skeletons, and when exerted in optimal sync they have the potential to lift a fairly impressive amount of weight.

Flat-Earthers are having one heck of a week. Not only is one of these deniers of terrestrial sphericalness about to embark on a most audacious experiment, but they've now come to the attention of none other than Elon Musk.

The Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) has developed new battery material, made from a "graphene ball," which could potentially deliver charging speeds five times faster than today's lithium-ion batteries. Samsung announced the new mat

A physicist from the University of Campinas in Brazil isn't a big fan of the idea that time started with a so-called Big Bang.

The Yeti of the mountains of Asia, hairy like a white ape, yet bipedal and standing taller than a man, is numbered among the world's most beloved cryptids. Yet, for all the eyewitness accounts, physical evidence of the beast is proving tricky to pi

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Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.

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In the early 1960s, scientists developed the gravity-assist method, where a spacecraft would conduct a flyby of a major body in order to increase its speed. Many notable missions have used this technique, including the Pioneer, Voyager, Galileo, Ca

A series of late-stage drug trials are showing great promise for a completely new generation of migraine prevention drugs, which could hit the market as early as next year.