'Flat-Earther' Mike Hughes to launch himself 1,800ft up into the sky with a new rocket in February
Mike Hughes had planned a ride on a steam-fueled rocket last year but due to last-minute hitches in his vehicle and government interference he failed to take to the skies.
Video: SpaceX performs thunderous test-fire of its massive Falcon Heavy rocket
"When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two."
Albert Einstein's 1917 letter defending assassin friend is up for auction
Einstein's close friend Friedrich Adler assassinated Austrian minister-president Karl von Stürgkh in 1916.
How do centipedes kill animals 15 times their size? Scientists unlock the mystery of 'spooky toxin'
Centipedes can spill out a venom so deadly that it can take down creatures 15 times larger than their size within seconds.
Life on Trappist-1: Two planets of distant star system may have water and Earth-like temperatures
Scientists ran sophisticated models to understand which planets of the distant system are more likely to be habitable.
Watch: Russia's Sukhoi jets perform astounding touch-and-gos on highway
Landing a plane on a highway is something that many nations have done but this specific move is extremely rare.
Is this submarine on fire? The Russian navy doesn't think so, calls it a 'damage control exercise'
A video, which recently appeared on the internet, shows what appears to look like a submarine burning in a raging fire.
Ancient supercontinent? Evidence suggests Australian town was part of North America 1.7bn years ago
During a global continental reorganisation phase, the landmass broke away and collided with Northern Australia's Mount Isa region.
'Flying' around on a vacuum cleaner? Space station astronaut nails it in this hilarious video
Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov rode the vacuum cleaner during routine clean-up activity on the space station.
How does space travel affect the eye? Astronauts' retinal nerves found damaged after months in orbit
The finding comes as Nasa continues to prepare for missions to Mars and beyond.
What is shape memory alloy? Nasa tests revolutionary material to make aircraft wings foldable
The light material will also be tested on an F-18 fighter jet to make its wings foldable.
This magical 'e-skin' lets you move virtual objects with a wave of your hand
The tech uses a magnetic field to type on a virtual keyboard or reduce the brightness of a virtual bulb.
How this woman broke a rib after coughing severely for two weeks
Initially, when she went to see a doctor, it was thought that it was nothing but common flu.
Watch this 100,000 tonne aircraft carrier making sharp high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean
For a moment, it appeared the USS Abraham Lincoln would flip sideways but it nailed the manoeuvre perfectly.
Mysterious glow from distant Kilonova neutron star collision baffles scientists
The afterglow from the massive collision has continued to brighten up since August 2017.
How this woman replaced a butterfly's critically damaged wing to help it fly – see photos
Romy McCloskey used her costume designing skills to replace the 3-day-old butterfly's damaged wing.
When will you die? Revolutionary AI predicts with 90% accuracy how long you may live
The system, according to its developers, could enable better end-of-life care for hospital patients.
Watch this super tank jump like a dirt bike – 'The most obnoxious vehicle ever made!'
The single-seater 'sports' tank is designed to tear through rough terrain – be it mud, sand or snow.
Did global warming kill 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelope in just three weeks?
In 2015, some 200,000 saiga antelopes, which is 62% of the global population, living in Kazakhstan died in a matter of three weeks.
China's massive new radio telescope will cover 75% of the sky to hunt for alien signals
The telescope will be world's biggest steerable radio telescope upon completion.
Lizards found glowing in bizarre patterns under UV light, scientists baffled
All species showed blue, previously invisible patterns on the head, some even over the whole body, a scientist noted.
Hubble captures the biggest, brightest galaxy cluster in an incredible cosmic shot
The closely-packed group of galaxies is located some 9.7 billion light years away from Earth.
Deadly earthquakes do not hit during certain phases of the Moon, study finds
A researcher has debunked the infamous earthquake lore after conducting a detailed analysis of 204 deadly quakes that happened over the past four centuries.
Over 190-year-old dead man's DNA recreated without his physical remains for the first time
Recreation of DNA depends on physical remains of a dead person, however, these researchers found a completely different way.
Creative thinkers' brains show signature pattern of neural connectivity, new study finds
After looking at the neural activity of creative thinkers, researchers noted a common pattern – a connection between 3 crucial parts of the brain.
Watch: Stunning footage provides bird's eye view of Apple Park and its lush green landscape
Steve Jobs' vision is finally coming to fruition as final touches are being given to the sprawling structure.
How to deal with space debris? China wants to shoot it down with giant lasers
The laser beams, emitted for a few minutes, would be enough to zap the junk into smaller, less harmful pieces.
Russia's underwater drone can carry a 100-megaton nuclear warhead, leaked Pentagon documents claim
The drone, dubbed Autonomous Underwater Vehicle or AUV, has been rumoured in the past but this is the first time the Pentagon has acknowledged its existence.
From super blue blood moon to dazzling meteor showers, 7 space events you can't miss this year
Some extraordinary celestial moments are lined up in 2018. IBTimes UK has compiled a curated list to help you catch the best ones.
'The tapestry of vibrant clouds': Nasa's Juno captures Jupiter's raging storms in stunning new photo
The image was taken by Juno spacecraft during its 10th close flyby of the planet. Jupiter looks to have cut in half in this beautiful image.
