The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth’s evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet, similarly...
A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will allow the public to have a closer look at life on board the International Space Station,...
Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship...
Scientists have heard a message from the stars — specifically, radio signals bursting from distant red dwarf stars which they believe could indicate the presence of...
According to new research, an international agreement to protect the ozone layer signed more than 30 years ago has already prevented millions of cases of skin...
The Draconid meteor shower will be visible to Canadians this week, as the celestial event peaks on Friday, Oct. 8, but may also be visible on...
Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city,...
Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced...
Ancient humans living in New Guinea 18,000 years ago may have collected the eggs of the cassowary bird until they hatched and then raised them to...
A joint European-Japanese spacecraft is set to fly by Mercury for the first time late Friday on its path to deliver two probes into the planet’s...
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history. But Mars has no...