For 150 years, nobody has known what erased those missing chapters. In new research published in Nature, we finally provide ...

For decades, scientists have searched the universe for evidence that humanity may not be the only intelligent civilization.

Earth is missing a huge chunk of its geological record before the Cambrian period 538 million years ago, when complex life ...

It is a rare botanical treasure hidden beneath the thick canopy of Australia’s subtropical rainforests, and for most of its ...

Earth currently has a second natural satellite in orbit around it – but it will likely be gone by the end of the year. The previously unknown object was first spotted on 20 August 2026 by Hungarian ...

A powerful solar storm in May 2024 breached Earth's supposedly impenetrable radiation barrier, triggering a more than ...

Two rings of planetary debris orbit the newly discovered star. Studying them could help scientists understand how the Solar ...

The Minor Planet Center had put off assigning a designation to 2026 QQ8 while it was unclear whether the object was space junk or natural. We look at the September and October follow-up observations ...

The tiny space rock, estimated to be just 3 to 6 feet across, has been temporarily captured by Earth’s gravity and is ...

Earth has a second moon now. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as impressive as the one we've been looking at for billions of ...

Are there still active volcanoes on Mars? New detections of hydrogen chloride from below the surface suggest flowing magma.

New research shows that a powerful 2021 marsquake emanating from Valles Marineris — the largest canyon in the solar system — ...