Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a balloon explore the atmosphere of Venus, and we closely watched the ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate and ammonia. Together, ...

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites into lower Earth orbit on its 11th launch of 2025, setting it on pace to ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

A rare celestial phenomenon is about to light up the heavens, offering skywatchers a chance to marvel at the dynamic beauty of our Solar System. This February, a "Parade of Planets" will see all seven ...

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A “parade of planets”—Venus ... re frozen little ice balls. But when they drift towards the sun, they heat up, create these tails, and that’s when you see them. So this comet is going to make a quick ...

According to a latest update by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on January 17, 2025, two asteroids will make a close pass by Earth. Tracking these objects allows scientists to detect any ...

Earth ejecta ... why we're fixating on Venus with this discussion — theoretically, as many publications would suggest, panspermia could happen across the solar system — it's because scientists ...