Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

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Researchers believe they have rediscovered a mysterious star system first spotted in 2011. If true, the alien sun and its ...

At 76, Trinh Xuan Thuan, professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia, has spent his life unraveling the mysteries of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is reshaping our understanding of the universe with groundbreaking discoveries. From capturing the most detailed images of distant galaxies to detecting atmospheric ...

A team from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad has identified a new exoplanet, TOI-6038A b, located outside the Solar System.

"Some managers have been reminding employees to be mindful of what personal affects they have in their workspaces, but there ...

A recent multi-institutional study spearheaded by NASA has revealed the most volcanic place we know of. The planet, coined L ...

Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

The agency announced on Monday afternoon (Feb. 10) that it has picked SpaceX to launch Pandora, a 716-pound (325-kilogram) ...