An asteroid comprised of precious metals worth an unimaginable sum of money is now thought to be rusting.
As Moon mining gets closer to becoming a reality, the question of who can actually profit from it grows more pertinent.
Astronomers have identified what is thought to be the third ever example of an object from a distant solar system.
Two breathtaking nova explosions have been spotted in the night sky within the space of just two weeks.
The phenomenon had left researchers perplexed - and its origin was the last thing they had ever expected.
A new theory of reality puts forward the notion that time has three dimensions - making six dimensions in total.
The next-generation Vera C Rubin observatory is home to the world's most powerful digital camera.
Traveling light-years remains the stuff of science-fiction, but traveling one light-day is about to become a reality.
The latest test, which hadn't even involved an actual launch, ended in what has been described as a 'catastrophic failure'.
It's difficult to imagine that the universe has a 'center' - but just as difficult to imagine that it doesn't.
What if the Big Bang wasn't the start of all things, but a rebound from a colossal gravitational collapse ?
For years, it was believed that our galaxy was on an inevitable path toward a collision with its nearest neighbor.
To call Elon Musk's plans for sending humans to Mars overly ambitious would be a major understatement.
A passing star could disrupt the orbits of the planets and cause the Earth to be flung off into deep space.
In Ridley Scott's 'The Martian', Matt Damon's character ends up stranded on the Red Planet in the year 2035.
The previously unseen world is believed to orbit far out at a range of 838 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
The unknown strain of bacteria, which exists nowhere on Earth, was found aboard China's Tiangong space station.
For decades, these unusual recurring surface features have prompted speculation that there could be liquid water on Mars.
Scientists now believe that the subsurface of Venus might be a lot more active than previously thought.
New research into stellar decay has revealed that the universe will completely die out a lot sooner than previously believed.