The panspermia theory suggests microscopic life could travel through space on asteroids, with bacteria surviving up to eight years under space conditions, seeding planets like Earth.

The Big Bang created equal amounts of matter and antimatter. So, why is there so much more matter than antimatter in the Universe? Irfu is participating in the preparation of Hyper-Kamiokande, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope provides an unprecedented view of the places where planets are born: protoplanetary disks, true cosmic cradles. Located about 525 light-years away, in the ...

Look, we don’t want to anthropomorphize, but is it possible that a planet that has gone to such lengths to make life ...

September skies bring meteor showers, and a rare Moon, Venus, and Regulus trio, best viewed under dark and open skies.

The idea of spending my evenings along the river peering into the heavens sounded fun, so I added a Hestia to my pack. Here’s ...

Astronomers have issued a stark warning about a concerning group of'invisible' asteroidsthat could threaten Earth in the distant future. These objects, while not yet spotted through telescopes, are ...

A new study has warned that a group of 'invisible' asteroids that orbit the Sun could pose a serious threat to Earth ...

Created by the sun, the protective bubble of the heliosphere shields our solar system from harmful radiation. A new mission ...

With ally SpaceX, the Italian Space Agency is set to chart and safeguard future astronaut flights to Mars while testing tech ...

New research shows hidden Venus asteroids could unleash city-sized impacts. Learn why they’re so hard to spot and how telescopes might find them.

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto -like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque ...