World's biggest plane with wingspan longer than football field hits the runway
Throughout the test, all major systems including steering, braking, anti-skid, and telemetry were monitored and each of them worked as per expectations.
Weird 'winking star' 550 light years away could be devouring planets orbiting around it
Located some 550 light years away in constellation Pisces, RZ Piscium is a weird star that has kept astronomers puzzled for a long time.
What are dronebots? South Korea preps its spy drone army to deter North Korean threat
The dronebots would be used to relay information from core North Korean targets such as "nuclear and missile sites".
Christmas in space: This is how ISS astronauts have been celebrating the holiday season
Last year, the six-member Expedition 50 crew from France, Russia and the US shared the Christmas meal.
The skull-shaped asteroid that whizzed past Earth on Halloween 2015 is coming back
The return of the space object in 2018 will give astronomers another opportunity to study and discern its features.
Watch video: Humanoid robots do push-ups, crunches and even break a sweat
The machines mimic human like movements with the help of artificial muscles, joints, and spine inspired from human biology.
World War I-era Australian Navy submarine discovered over a century after it mysteriously vanished
This was the 13th expedition launched to search the sub, which disappeared without sending out any signal or distress call during World War I.
Elon Musk unveils new photos of SpaceX's massive 27-engine Falcon Heavy on Instagram
Standing 230ft tall after assembly, the Falcon Heavy rocket will take to the skies in a historic launch next month.
Was Mars always Earth's neighbour? Red Planet may have been too far away to support life
Researchers ran a series of simulations to get new insights into the Red Planet's formation and evolution.
What are 'snowbabies'? Meet Emma, the baby born from a record breaking 24-year-old frozen embryo
The doctor who transferred the embryo believes this incident could inspire people to save and donate embryos.
What is Luxturna? Novel gene therapy to treat rare inherited blindness gets thumbs up from FDA
The treatment can stop the progress of the disease or improve the vision of the patient in some cases.
Watch Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor that could replace US Army's Blackhawk fly for the first time
The tiltrotor, which could one day replace US Army's Blackhawk, lifted off for a brief 30 seconds at the company's Texas facility
Nasa's stunning new photo reveals what a high-speed jet's sonic boom looks like
Nasa reinvented a 150-year-old technique to capture supersonic motion as well as the shockwaves of a jet.
Uranus: Mysterious giant space rock crashed into icy planet blowing 18 moons into its orbit
The same collision also affected the axial tilt of the ice giant, toppling it sideways.
Nuclear facilities are now a no-go for drones due to national security concerns
Facilities over which drones cannot be flown include those at Los Alamos, Idaho and Savannah River.
Watch: Nasa drops Orion spacecraft replica from 35,000ft for parachute failure test
To simulate the failure, only two of the three parachutes bundled with the mock spacecraft were deployed.
Watch giant 16-foot-long great white shark lurking near popular Australian beach
So far, the rare footage of the shark has got over 368,000 views and 2,200 shares on Facebook.
ESA captures Mars upside down in this stunning new photo
The agency captured the image as its Mars Express spacecraft moved from North to South Pole.
Watch Blue Origin spaceship take 'Mannequin Skywalker' on a breathtaking suborbital ride
The crew capsule flew up to an altitude of 322,032ft with "Mannequin Skywalker" inside.
A self-flying helicopter? Naval researchers demonstrate fully autonomous delivery system
The tech, dubbed Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (Aacus), can add self-flying capabilities into any rotary-wing aircraft.
Watch the raw power of Cold War-era nuclear tests in 62 newly declassified videos
The never-seen-before films are from a series of 210 atmospheric nuclear tests the US conducted between 1945 and 1962.
Why this Italian family can't feel pain from burns and fractured bones
Researchers believe the cause behind their lack of pain could lead to better drugs for chronic pain treatments.
Caught in 7 minutes flat: China CCTV network displays its awesome surveillance capability
BBC reporter John Sudworth tried to evade the network, which boasts 176 million CCTV cameras and has facial recognition and AI technologies.
Sierra Nevada mountains grew an inch taller during California drought: Find out why
Loss of water from the mountains resulted in this change, according to researchers involved in the study.
New glowing plants could be next-gen green lamps for your workplace
So far, the researchers have been able to convert kale, watercress, arugula and spinach plants into light sources.
Melting Antarctic ice sheet more unstable than thought, could flood major US cities
The researchers studied the evolution of the ice sheet over last 50 million years in the current study.
Star Wars The Last Jedi will be screened in space for Nasa astronauts
The movie could be sent via SpaceX's Dragon capsule which will be heading towards space station Friday.
Psychic who predicted Trump's win and Brexit vote outcome warns about major earthquake in New Zealand
New Zealand has been rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes over the years.
Hubble captures 'snow globe' of distant stars in this stunning new photo
The stars are residents of globular star cluster Messier 79, which is located as far away as 41,000 light-years from the Earth.
Move aside SpaceX! Blue Origin returns to flight with its updated New Shepard tourist spaceship
The company launched and landed its suborbital rocket, inching a step closer to first passenger flights.
