In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the course of several weeks, the star remained visible in the daytime and ...

Earth’s oceans sparked life—but on distant moons and exoplanets, alien seas may be doing the same. Here’s what they might look like, and why they matter.

Airport radars, while tracking aircraft, unknowingly leak signals into space that could potentially reveal Earth's location ...

Scientists have revealed that radar systems at airports and military bases would shine out like cosmic beacons for any watching civilisations. This means airports like Gatwick and Heathrow could be ...

SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) has long been focused on the hope of receiving friendly messages from alien civilizations, but what if those messages aren’t so welcoming? In this video ...

This summer’s big blockbuster, Superman, marks the latest installment of the Man of Steel — a character whose identity has ...

The comet was identified as interstellar due to its highly eccentric hyperbolic orbit, which is unlike the elliptical orbits of native Solar System objects.

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but. The object’s trajectory revealed it to be a much rarer visitor than first ...

According to the story: “Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star ...

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...

Plus, Peter Jackson may bring an extinct bird back to life before he directs another movie, which sounds like an entirely ...