This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

After taking another peek at the "city-killer" asteroid that once had a small but uncomfortable chance of smashing into our ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

The two gases were found in an alien planet's atmosphere that on Earth are produced only by biological processes ...

A new study by astronomers about distance planet K2-18b has led to what they’re calling one of the most promising sign of extraterrestrial life in the universe.

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...