New research suggests that amino acids, the fundamental components of life, may have arrived on Earth carried by interstellar ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

Dr. Jill Tarter, co-founder of the SETI Institute and one of the most influential figures in the scientific search for life ...

China conducted a total of 93 space launches in 2025, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year.

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

The observations were carried out by the Breakthrough Listen program as the object neared its closest approach to Earth on ...

When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...