Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

It comes after conspiracy theorists in 2019 said they had found alien faces, skulls and primitive cravings in photos of the red planet, but these claims were not backed up by scientific evidence.

The irony is that they're so far away. "K2-22b has an asymmetric transit profile, as the planet's dusty cloud of effluents comes into view in front of the star, showing evidence of extended tails like ...

"I didn’t expect any box office," the director said of the beloved 1982 film. Had there been an “E.T” sequel, Steven Spielberg would have had the titular alien not just phone home, but go ...

Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is aligning planets, we’re afraid – but it’s still pretty exciting. For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar ...

Here’s how it works. This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth's skies in a "parade of planets." Although the dark ...