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Kimberella fossil, discovered Russia in 2018, shows evidence of the earliest known animal meal, scientists said.

World's 'oldest meal' discovered in 550-million-year-old fossil

On Flight Day 8, NASA's Orion spacecraft remains two days away from reaching its distant retrograde orbit. The Moon is in view as Orion snaps a selfie using a camera mounted on one of its solar array at 10:57 p.m. EST..

NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon

This illustration shows what exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like, based on current understanding of the planet.

New data on 'hot Saturn' exoplanet is a 'game changer,' scientists say

ESA Astronaut Class of 2022 Meganne Christian (L), John McFall (C), and Rosemary Coogan (R) pose during a ceremony to unveil the European Space Agency new class of career astronauts in Paris on November 23, 2022. - ESA choose two women and three men from five different Western European countries out of more than 22,500 applicants. (Photo by Joël SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

European Space Agency announces first 'parastronaut'

Angler Andy Hackett is celebrating after catching one of the world's biggest goldfish. The gigantic orange specimen, aptly nicknamed The Carrot, weighed a whopping 67lbs 4ozs.

Fisherman catches 67-pound goldfish

'It's getting dark': 'Good Night, Oppy' recounts the sudden death of a Mars rover