Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Billions of years ago, another planet smashed into Earth. An event of this epicness could have created our Moon. It also ...

James Webb has detected a molecule in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b that could be linked to life. The molecule, ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

It is unclear whether a [3I/ATLAS] would transmit radio signals … such signals would take tens of thousands of years to cross ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

Early Mars seems to have had a protective atmosphere and liquid water in the form of oceans, rivers, and lakes. It may also ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Are aliens real? A Nature Astronomy study reveals 87% of experts believe life exists. Explore how 3I/ATLAS and AI are ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planet—and that the number who aren't sure ...

An ancient asteroid older than Earth itself has reignited debate over whether life began in space. NASA's Bennu discovery ...