The peculiar trajectory and uncertain origin of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS have sparked scientific debate about its natural or technological origins.

Urban legend has told us exactly what aliens look like — little humanoid figures with large oval eyes, a tiny mouth and nose ...

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, ...

As humanity gazes toward exoplanets and deep space, an uninvited visitor from the depths of interstellar space has arrived.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system, following the discovery of ...

Have you ever thought about a career in space science? Dr Helena Bates shares what it’s like to be a researcher of meteorites and gives advice on getting into this profession.

New research from the University St Andrews has identified signs of a potential atmosphere surrounding an Earth-sized ...

An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn’s ...

R ocketing by at tens of thousands of miles per hour, the asteroids visiting Earth’s neighborhood will get a closeup this week. Using radar, scientists will be scanning these space rocks as they whiz ...

Gemini South caught Comet 3I/ATLAS “switching on,” as students and astronomers joined to see dust, gas, chemistry from ...

NASA is offering a chance for people to have their names included on a digital payload aboard the Artemis II mission, ...

Indigenous people in the far reaches of the planet, constructed monuments with intention that mark the position of the sun on ...