In Star Trek terms, it was a simple mission. But the company that blasted the ashes of James Doohan - better known as Scotty - into space has been forced to admit that the rocket they used has been lost. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

More than 100 people gathered in New Mexico to bid farewell to Star Trek star James Doohan, a day before the actor's ashes are blasted into space on a private rocket. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

James Doohan's "cremains" will be launched on April 28. picked by Rowangrey 1 year ago

Just last April, James “Scotty” Doohan and Gemini program astronaut Gordon Cooper spent mere minutes in space before landing in a remote corner of New Mexico. A search team spent weeks locating the “lost payload.” picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Astronomers may have found another star to add to the Southern Cross, one of the most familiar constellations in the southern sky. picked by Neiako 1 year ago

An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Searchers found the body of James Kim 11 days after his family went missing in Oregon. His wife and daughters were found safe 2 days ago and have been released from the hospital picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Through nearly five scorching hot days and rainy nights, Ward never doubted that her father, Loren Dederick, would be found alive and well after disappearing on Friday night when he was mistakenly dropped off at the wrong North Naples assisted living facility picked by dreamer620420 10 months ago

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Almost a century after a mysterious explosion in Russia flattened a huge swath of Siberian forest, scientists have found what they believe is a crater made by the cosmic object that made the blast. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world. (Theme pic not related) picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

SANFORD, Fla. - Police say a 1-day-old baby who was taken from a Florida hospital has been found, and two suspects are in custody.

The baby was abducted from a secure hospital unit today at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford. picked by bevissimo 5 months ago

"We collect found stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework, to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, doodles- anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life. Anything goes."

Some of these things tell stories or secrets, or they just make you think. Funny, sad, crazy. I <3 FOUND. picked by imnotyoo 2 years ago

A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.

Update to picked by muppet 7 months ago

The remains of female foetuses and new-born babies have been found in 30 bags dumped in a dry well near a private clinic in the east Indian state of Orissa. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ashes is a 13 year old chimpanzee that has literally no hair on its body. When he was born, Ashes had a beautiful fur, but by the time he turned one, he was completely bald. picked by MissWinkle 6 months ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago