A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.

Our Solar System is plunging into chaos. Better hang on tight. The planets are getting knocked out of orbit. What could ...

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As railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more-sustainable travel that ...

It is the morning after he became the fastest man in the world and, while hardly anonymous, there is certainly an ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would ...

On Earth, it took over 3 billion years for intelligent life to evolve. The planet went from having at least 6 percent carbon ...

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming disks around young stars could become the seeds ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure ...