A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has ...

NASA has discovered the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, but the icy snowball object poses ...

All eyes are on Comet 3I/Atlas as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

High-energy, trapped electron and proton environments around the outer planets can pose a serious threat to spacecraft operations. For example, high-energy electrons are a critical source for a ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the secrets of this ghostly phenomenon.

But in the early 1980s, Dennis Hope, who had been unemployed for around a year, believed he had found a loophole. The Outer ...

There's little more relaxing than spending time at the beach—but what's going on in your brain during a day spent playing in the waves? Scientists are discovering more of the benefits of "blue ...