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Evidence of giant planet found in orbit around one of our nearest neighbors
Aug 13, 2025Astronomers believe that they have discovered a gas giant in orbit around the star Alpha Centauri A.
Human-made dams have shifted the position of the Earth's poles
Jul 14, 2025Dams constructed around the world over the last two centuries have had an impact on the planet's poles.
New mission to Venus aims to hunt down alien life in the planet's clouds
Jul 11, 2025Researchers from the UK are hoping to prove whether or not there is alien life high up in the clouds of Venus.
Earth could one day be flung out of the solar system, scientists claim
May 31, 2025A passing star could disrupt the orbits of the planets and cause the Earth to be flung off into deep space.
Astronomers have discovered a new minor planet beyond the orbit of Pluto
May 26, 2025The previously unseen world is believed to orbit far out at a range of 838 times Earth's distance from the Sun.
New evidence of elusive 'Planet Nine' discovered by astronomers
May 5, 2025Tantalizing new evidence of this mysterious world has been found courtesy of two deep infrared surveys.
Strongest ever evidence of alien life discovered on nearby exoplanet
Apr 17, 2025The James Webb Space Telescope has found strong evidence of life on a planet situated 124 light-years away.
A full Dyson swarm could boil Earth's oceans, new study finds
Mar 23, 2025A theoretical futuristic megastructure known as a Dyson swarm could have dire consequences for our planet.
A mysterious cosmic phenomenon once engulfed our solar system
Mar 11, 2025Millions of years ago, our solar system stood in the path of a veritable tsunami of gas and dust.
A huge planet-like object may have once barged through our solar system
Jan 20, 2025Scientists now believe that our solar system may have once been visited by something very large indeed.
'Supremely intelligent' creature could take over if humans went extinct
Nov 18, 2024Biologist Prof Tim Coulson has suggested that one species in particular has the potential to dominate the planet.
Real-life 'Planet of the Apes' as 43 monkeys escape from lab
Nov 8, 2024The rhesus monkeys have so far managed to evade capture after escaping from a laboratory in South Carolina.
Alien life could thrive without a home planet, study suggests
Oct 30, 2024We tend to assume that an alien civilization would have its own home world - but what if they didn't actually need one ?
Overlooked F-type stars could support habitable extrasolar worlds
Oct 8, 2024A new study has highlighted the potential for finding habitable extrasolar worlds around F-type stars.
Our planet will gain a temporary 'mini-moon' this month
VIDEO Sep 24, 2024The Moon will be joined by a second natural satellite for a short time beginning this Sunday.
Mercury may be home to a layer of diamond up to 10 miles thick
Jul 27, 2024The smallest planet in our solar system may be hiding a treasure with a value beyond imagination.
James Webb observes potentially habitable 'super-Earth' LHS 1140 b
Jul 10, 2024This relatively nearby world, which is a lot larger than our own, is situated approximately 49 light-years away.
Scientists find a new way to search for intelligent alien civilizations
Jun 27, 2024If an alien civilization has terraformed the atmosphere of a distant planet, we may be able to find it.
Spock's real-life home planet is not what it seems, new study finds
Jun 1, 2024A planet thought to be the real-life equivalent of Spock's homeworld Vulcan might not actually exist after all.
Scientists reportedly want to build a nuclear-powered 'UFO detector'
May 24, 2024Luring inquisitive extraterrestrials to our planet using nuclear radiation seems like a bit of a shot in the dark.
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