In the search for extraterrestrial life Chinese scientists have come up with a new idea: instead of looking for water, they ...

Until now, only objects with a diameter of at least several hundred meters were known in the asteroid belt; most of them were ...

Scientists are rethinking a long-held belief that the liquid responsible for shaping Mars' surface must have been water.

It had been blasted off from Mars's surface due to an impact from another celestial body between five million and 10 million ...

SCOTS are in for yet another dazzling display in our skies this week as the Geminid meteor shower passes by. Experts say the ...

STARGAZERS can catch up to 150 shooting stars per hour this week, as the Geminid meteor shower streaks across skies. The ...

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