Another spectacular atmospheric entry of -- something -- has lighted up the sky over Australia, drawing international speculation that the fiery object was a plane, a meteor or perhaps, of course, an alien spacecraft.
The International Space Station is scheduled to receive another re-supply mission, this time from a Cygnus cargo module developed and operated by Virgina-based commercial transport outfit Orbital Sciences Corp.
Thanks to images captured by the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have further evidence gullies on the Red Planet's surface are carved by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not water.
The reach of our Milky Way galaxy just grew a little farther, thanks to the recent discovery of two new stars located an estimated 700,000 and 900,000 light years out, respectively.
The group of civilian scientists who launched a crowdfunded attempt to resurrect a 1970s spacecraft circling the sun may still manage to get the probe working again, but not the way it initially hoped.
A new rocket has parted the skies over Russia, the first spacecraft design introduced by the country since the end of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
The highest level of ultraviolet radiation ever recorded on the Earth's surface has been measured in the Andes mountain range in South America by researchers from the United States and Germany.
It almost sounds like something conjured by the same movie producers responsible for such TV and wide-screen creatures as Mega Shark, Crocosaurus, Gatoroid and the ever-memorable, or not, Sharktopus.
Today, starting at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, a small band of civilian scientists will try a second time to adjust the trajectory of a space probe abandoned to the sun 17 years ago.
Voyager 1, the unmanned probe launched toward the outer planets in 1977 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has offered added proof it's the first spacecraft from Earth to reach interstellar space.
Facebook violated the law when it studied the emotions of its users without their knowledge or consent, according to a formal complaint the Electronic Privacy Information Center lodged with the Federal Trade Commission.
While new research from Carnegie Mellon University finds periodic meditation indeed relieves stress, another study from the University of Virginia suggests a majority of people can't stand being alone with their thoughts.
There's now a way to predict which teenagers will become binge drinkers, according to an international study led by researchers from the University of Vermont.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't even implemented his program to end the HIV/AIDS crisis in his state within a decade, but he is already receiving sky-high support for his plan from a group bearing the name of the Rocket Man himself.
Those who espouse the health benefits of dark chocolate have another reason to cheer, with new research from the American Heart Association asserting the rich confection may benefit leg circulation.
While prior research has suggested plant growth can be influenced by sound, with plants responding to stimuli like wind and touch, a new study asserts plants respond defensively when they hear leaf-chewing predators.
When it's not hopping around, one of most recognized - and popular - animals from Down Under uses the tail it has tucked under its back legs to move forward and remain stable.
Project managers with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are celebrating the 10-year-anniversary of the Cassini spacecraft's arrival at Saturn ---by plotting the robot probe's end.
Like their owner before them, the hippopotamuses that once belonged to South American drug lord Pablo Escobar are apparently running through the nation of Colombia, virtually unchecked.
About 41 million Americans will venture 50 miles or more from home during next weekend's Independence Day, with more than 34.8 million choosing to travel by automobile, predicts AAA.
Watching television for three or more hours a day may double your risk of premature death, compared to those who watch less, says new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Chefs and bartenders in California can again handling food with their bare hands legally, under a bill passed by state lawmakers and headed to the governor's desk.
