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.
Apollo 17 astronauts took the most epic road trip ever … on the Moon
The Moon Buggy helped the astronauts to bring back over 200 pounds of rocks from the Moon.
Growing food using mattresses: Ingenious solutions to everyday hardships in a Syrian refugee camp
Anthony Ryan took a group of scientists and engineers to Jordan's Za'atari Camp where they worked with Syrian refugees to help build novel solutions to the challenges on site.
Bacteria have diverse personalities and are even prone to 'mood swings'
Individual microorganisms were found to react differently to stimuli in their environment, according to researchers.
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New constellations named after Harry Potter and Usain Bolt to appeal more to children
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Tourists are slowly killing inhabitants of Japan's Rabbit Island
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Kumimanu biceae: A giant human-sized ancient penguin has been discovered
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Did life originate in space? Organic molecules could have formed on interstellar ice, researchers say
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Subway construction work uncovers 10,000-year-old mammoth fossil underneath Los Angeles
The numerous other artefacts found in the area include an ancient rabbit jaw, the teeth of a mastodon and a mammoth tusk.
New-born South Pacific island can offer insights into water on Mars
The island formed after an undersea volcano rising a mile above seafloor erupted ferociously amid the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific.
Trump tells Nasa: Get back to the Moon
American astronauts will be returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 after trump directed Nasa to start planning.
Watch: The Earth is being bombarded by dark matter and this is what it looks like
Dark matter, which scientists are yet to detect, is considered to be the "glue" that binds the galaxies of the universe together.
Cassini spotted this weird shadow effect of Saturn's icy rings before plummeting to its death
Even three months after its death, Cassini continues to provide us with new insights into the massive gas giant and its icy rings.
Is Oumuamua an alien space probe? Astronomers to listen for signals from interstellar asteroid
Astronomers want to check whether the asteroid is emitting any artificial radio signals which could indicate that it may be more than just a space rock.
'Unusual mortality event' pushes North Atlantic right whale closer to extinction
The North Atlantic right whale could go extinct in about 20 years if no action is taken to save them.
Watch: Nasa's Juno digs deep into Jupiter's ferocious Great Red Spot storm
The Great Red Spot is one of Solar System's most famous storms measuring 16,000km across, or nearly one and half times as wide as Earth.
Martian beer: SpaceX is sending barley to space to help Budweiser brew the first beer on Mars
The historic mission will also see SpaceX attempt to launch a previously used orbit rocket and a pre-flown Dragon capsule for the first time.
Doodles that Newton etched on the walls of his childhood home revealed — 400 years later
The drawings were discovered at Isaac Newton's childhood home, the Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England.
Time running out for cheetahs as scientists fear for future of world's fastest land animal
A new review of cheetah populations in southern Africa suggests there are far fewer of the animals than previously thought.
Battle to contain growing California fire enters second week and may go on 'until Christmas'
The Thomas Fire grew by 56,000 acres on Sunday and is now just 10 percent contained, down from 15 percent the day before.
US cities unite on climate change to undercut Donald Trump on Paris Agreement withdrawal
Over 50 US mayors have signed a deal to combat climate change in a similar fashion to the Paris Climate agreement.
The best snow photos: Misery for commuters, but joy for children and dogs
Heavy snow led to travel disruptions, traffic accidents and school closures – as well as snowman building, sledging and a flurry of pretty pictures
Britain now has a new tallest mountain: All you need to know about Mt Hope
Mount Hope replaces Mount Jackson as the UK's tallest mountain as per the latest measurements by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Geminid meteor shower 2017: How to watch the magnificent show of shooting stars next week
Geminid meteors will streak across skies on 13-14 December.
Bizarre air-eating bacteria unearthed in Antarctica could explain how aliens work without nutrients
Newly discovered Antarctic microbes need only a few gasses to live. They literally eat the air around them.
Watch: Nasa astronaut captures shooting star from International Space Station
The glowing meteor was captured when the space station was travelling at a speed of 28,100kmph.
Whale-sized asteroid spotted a day after narrowly missing Earth
Had it collided with the Earth, the impact would have obliterated life within a diameter of 6km.
Ancient Egypt: 3,500 year-old mummy discovered in unexplored tomb in Luxor
Archaeologists in Egypt have announced the discovery of a mummy in a previously unexplored tomb in Luxor.
A Kenyan association creates "hospital" for turtles who are dying because of plastic waste
In Kenya, the Local Ocean Trust has created a "hospital" that treats turtles that have swallowed plastic waste. Sea turtles often confuse plastic for food.
The year in space: 15 spectacular photos of the cosmos shared by Nasa in 2017
From Mars to Pluto and Jupiter to the Sun, Nasa's image gallery this year is nothing short of stunning.
This week in Space: The Big Bang theory, gold from alien worlds, distant new galaxies and more
From the Big Bang theory being classified as just a speculation to distant galaxies possibly hiding alien worlds – these the best space stories of the week.
155-million-year-old Jurassic underwater lizard fossil with a whip-like tail discovered
The prehistoric lizard is believed to be related to the water-loving pleurosaurs marine reptiles, which are also ancestors of modern sea creatures.
Scientists just transferred quantum data between two different materials in major breakthrough
The new research takes us one step closer to developing functional quantum computers and even a quantum internet.
SpaceX will launch a reused rocket and Dragon capsule for the first time in historic ISS mission
The historic attempt comes just months after SpaceX first relaunched a used Falcon 9 rocket booster into space in March.
At least 25 race horses killed in Southern California wildfires
25 race horses have been killed after wildfire tore through stalls at a training facility in San Diego. The surviving horses were transported to the Del Mar race track.
Heartbreaking footage of starving polar bear on iceless land shows deadly effect of climate change
A National Geographic photographer captured a dying polar bear struggling to find food. He shared it on social media to bring attention to the effects of climate change.
Iron Age Royal city with temples, burial tombs of suspected ancient king discovered in Turkey
The city dates back to the ninth century BC Urartian Kingdom and is believed to have hosted funeral ceremonies for ancient royalty.
Sugary soft drinks during pregnancy can give your child asthma
Children between the ages of 7 and 9 may be at greater risk for developing asthma if they consumed high amounts of fruit sugars – or fructose - in early childhood.
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