The spacecraft, stuck in orbit since 1972 after an unsuccessful mission to Venus, plunged into the Indian Ocean.

"He [Bowie] had always fantasized about flying in space ... for him it was just like a gift," said Hadfield of his "Space Oddity" video.

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

Although we have been living in the space age for more than half a century, flights to Earth’s orbit are still rare. In the entire history of such flights, less than 600 people have visited space. Of ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling ...

A little more than 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually ...

The largest, Lake Vostok, lies under 2.5 miles (4 km ... "There's no ocean there right now, because the ice is taking up all of the space," Dow said. If you imagine that the ice is in a bowl ...

Around 90 per cent of Antarctica is buried under thick ice. The average depth of this layer is nearly 2.2 kilometres.

In the history of pop smashes, the avant-garde fringes has, on occasion, woven their way into the singles charts and yielded ...