Evidence from an ancient section of the Earth’s crust suggest that Earth was once a water-world, some three billion years ago. If true, it’ll mean scientists...
This type of exoplanet is the lowest density ever found outside of our solar system, which gives them their airy appearance when seen through a telescope....
An artist’s conception of Piro and Vissapragada’s model of a ringed planet transiting in front of its host star. They used these models to constrain which...
The asteroid is called 52768 (1998 OR2) and it was first spotted in 1998. It will pass within 3,908,791 million miles of Earth, moving at 19,461...
One of the many films that actor Kevin Costner has been in was called “Waterworld” and while the film didn’t do well in the box office,...
What did Earth look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all....
This artist’s conception shows how a ringed planet could transit in front of its star and cause a telltale dimming of light. Robin Dienel, courtesy of...
The origin and evolution of Earth’s biosphere were shaped by the physical and chemical histories of the oceans. Marine chemical sediments and altered oceanic crust protect...
Scientists discovered protein in a sky for the first time. The protein called hemolithin contains iron and lithium. This protein can play a role in the...
Hundreds of millions of light years away, a supermassive black hole sits in the center of a galaxy cluster named Ophiuchus. Though black holes are renowned...
