Space experts from several agencies failed to stop an asteroid fragment from wiping out New York City last week.
An ancient cemetery containing at least two sarcophagi has been discovered southeast of the Giza Pyramids.
A remarkably well preserved millipede dating back 99 million years has been unearthed in Myanmar.
NASA is making preparations to study a large asteroid that is expected to pass within 19,000 miles of Earth.
Scientists have revealed that a meteor from another star system may have collided with the Earth 5 years ago.
Russia has seen more than its fair share of space rocks exploding in the Earth's atmosphere in recent months.
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an extinct species of human in a cave in the Philippines.
The Raelian Movement has been asking countries to host an embassy for welcoming extraterrestrials to Earth.
An international group of scientists met in Paris last week to discuss why we have yet to encounter alien life.
Flat Earth enthusiasts maintain that they can prove that the Earth is flat by finding 'the edge of the world'.
Scientists now believe that humans, like birds, may be able to sense the Earth's magnetic field.
The blast, which occurred in December over the Bering Sea, went largely unnoticed due to its remote location.
A dust ring like that found in the orbits of the Earth and Venus has been found in the orbit of Mercury as well.
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
Conspiracy theorists have been struggling for years to prove to everyone else that the Earth is flat.
Archaeologists in China have unearthed an ancient bronze vessel containing a rather curious concoction.
A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
A pint-sized relative of the tyrant lizard dating back 96 million years has been unearthed in North America.