Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

University of Denver professor Dali Sun used his engineering background to envision a machine that would expedite cancer cell detection.

Getting at least 30 minutes of daily summer sun in the first year of life may mean a lower relapse risk for children who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) later, according to a new study. The ...

The Tarantula Nebula doesn’t sound like the most romantic place in the Universe. But a composite image containing some of the ...

What are the chances of an actual impact of the ‘city killer’ asteroid YR4 ? The likelihood of a collision between our planet ...

There's a variety of astronomical events in 2025 well worth planning a trip around this year—whether that means driving to ...

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

This is a significant shift in how we think about the history of life." The post Why human-like life in space may be more ...

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

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...