A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

Planting fast-growing crops, burning them, capturing the released CO2 and storing it: this is being discussed as a way to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and limit global heating to 1.5 ...

China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Candidates under 35 with master’s degrees in astrophysics, aerospace science, or earth and space exploration technology are ...

China has begun recruiting for a planetary defense force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceivably ...

Joe Baldwin of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will speak on “Planetary Imaging: Equipment and Methods.” The program is free and open to the public.

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...