Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in ...

The Earth has a new follower. Astronomers recently discovered a tiny quasi-moon that they believe has been orbiting the sun alongside the Earth for decades. The new quasi-moon, which is being called ...

Exoplanets are worlds outside our solar system. Just over three decades ago, the first exoplanets were confirmed by Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. Now, with the aid of Nasa spacecraft and ...

Whenever astronomers detect something new moving through our region of space, like an interstellar object or an unusual ...

Scientists have identified the bumpy snailfish and two other new deep-sea species, discovered during MBARI dives in Monterey ...

Newly discovered comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will soon be gracing our evening sky. Here's how to see it and what to expect.

More than 250 million years ago, life on Earth faced its most devastating crisis — a global event so severe that it wiped out nearly three-quarters of life on land and an even larger share in the ...

Researchers looked at DNA from 29 otters and discovered that they fall into two very different groups. They suggest giving ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...