The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

A new study focusing on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, shows that the physics of alien oceans could prevent evidence of deep-sea life from reaching places where we can detect it.

Chemical traces and microbes could break down or transform as they rise, making them unrecognizable by the time they reach ...

THE search for alien life across our Solar System and beyond has so far kicked up nothing intelligent – let alone microbial.

Researchers reveal that plasmons in boron-doped diamonds are driving advances in electronics, optics and quantum computing.

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

The actress, currently making waves opposite Audra McDonald in the Broadway revival, on the lessons the hit show has offered.

See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.

Deep in the ruins of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, hidden beneath layers of radioactive debris, lies one of the most dangerous ...