The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life touches literature, religion, and science in 17th century Europe.

But over the summer, 3I/ATLAS, has plunged toward the inner solar system—and the fireworks show has begun in earnest. When ...

Greetings, stargazers. Saturday is named for the prominent figure in Roman mythology. In addition to stargazing, this month should be great for Saturn-gazing. To ancient astronomers, Saturn was one ...

The bright meteor was witnessed by by some Scots as it streaked across the sky in the early hours of Thursday July 3.

The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved as ...

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argued interstellar object 3I/ATLAS "could either visit us or release some mini-probes that ...

As interstellar object 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to the Sun next month, astronomers are watching as the ...

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

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a ...

Have you ever thought about a career in space science? Dr Helena Bates shares what it’s like to be a researcher of meteorites ...

Archaeologists unearthing a site known as Canhasan 3 Höyük, located within Turkey's Karaman province, have uncovered “the ...

Astronomers have directly spotted a rare young planet, WISPIT 2b, still forming within the gap of a dusty ringed disk around a star like our sun—something long theorized but never observed until now.