A controversial new claim suggests that evidence of 'directed panspermia' has been found by scientists.
A strange saucer-shaped object has been dug up by miners during excavation work in Siberia.
Scientists have discovered that there is another core nestled deep within the inner core of our planet.
Astronomers are planning to send radio messages to Earth-like worlds within a range of 20 light years.
Scientists in Australia have determined that Earth-like planets are likely to be commonplace.
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has snapped a breathtaking image of a distant 'cometary globule'.
A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
The asteroid known as 2004 BL86 flew past the Earth this week at a distance of 1.2 million kilometers.
A peculiar object was recorded high above the Earth by astronauts during an early manned mission.
Palaeontologists have discovered the remains of a carnivorous reptile dating back 240 million years.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of five individuals at the Alexander-era tomb in Amphipolis.
Evidence suggests that two planets larger than the Earth may be present in the outer solar system.
Archaeologists have discovered the ruins and foundations of an ancient fortress at Tell Habua.
The American firm has been attempting to develop rocket parts that can be returned to Earth and reused.
The newly found Kepler 438b is being hailed by astronomers as the most Earth-like world ever found.
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a previously unknown Fifth Dynasty Egyptian queen.
What would happen in the unlikely scenario that every volcano on Earth erupted at the same time ?
An underground World War II complex used to develop nuclear weapons has been unearthed in Austria.
Despite its hellish conditions, Venus may have once had its own version of Earth's oceans.
Alexander Gerst has created a breathtaking visual record of our planet as seen from space.