For as long as we’ve looked up at the night sky, Mars is the one planet that has stood out from all the rest. Glowing red in the distant darkness, it has been an obsession of humans for millennia.
Detecting an asteroid when it was still about to hit Earth is difficult enough; finding it once it has already impacted our planet is even harder. This is ...
Because all earthly life shares a common origin, finding a second tree of life would forever change humanity’s understanding of ourselves.
The recent announcement that scientists have spotted what they believe to be evidence suggesting ancient life on Mars seemed like the latest in an endless cycle of tantalizing hints followed ...
Among those swiftly mobilising were professional and amateur astronomers from France’s FRIPON/Vigie-Ciel network, which was launched around a decade ago with a mission to detect and collect meteorites ...
It's highly unlikely life started organically on Earth, one expert suggests. But an extraterrestrial intervention might explain how we got here.
NASA’s latest announcement about its Perseverance rover has reignited both scientific curiosity and ethical debates. The rover, currently exploring the Jezero Crater on Mars, has detected mineral ...
Donghae City in Gangwon Province announced on September 30 that it has completed the creation of the new experiential space, the 'Byeolnuri Astronomical Observatory Space Zone,' designed to spark ...
Earth is far from a static place. That's true in the present, but it's even more apparent when you look to the past, as Earth has changes quite a bit over time.
Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...
Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...