Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a ...

YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued observations will refine its orbital path. A potential airburst could cause minor to ...

It’s not uncommon for space missions to be tested here on planet Earth. With the plethora of missions that have been sent to ...

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so ...

Ignored for most of its existence, the huge ice-bound island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom. It’s trying to ...

According to an alternative model of how intelligent life emerges on planets like Earth, the existence of aliens—and human ...

A planetary alignment happens when planets “line up” on the same side of the sun. The phenomenon is visible this month ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...

Executive Producer Mike Gunton joins Tom Hanks to discuss the groundbreaking new series From BBC Studios Natural History Unit ...

So, if astrobiologists ever do find alien life with a weird chemistry that uses some liquid other than water, it's not likely ...