Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

The red Tesla Roadster was mistaken for an undiscovered asteroid by astronomers.

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Jumping may protect astronauts’ knee cartilage from microgravity damage. Studies on mice show it increases bone density.

SpaceX early Saturday launched another 21 Starlink satellites aboard a record-setting Falcon 9 first-stage booster from ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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Paleontology, the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants, is just one of many subjects Nicholson’s ...

Astronomers worldwide are tracking a massive space rock hurtling through our solar system. The odds of Earth being hit by the ...

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 ...

The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...