NASA says longtime hidden comet mistaken for asteroid could unlock new methods for planetary defense

Six Decades Beyond Earth: Omega Speedmaster

The Omega Speedmaster is marking sixty years of space exploration history through a series of media features and retail events.

How does a moon 1.4 billion kilometres from the Sun end up with rivers, rain and lakes, but not a single drop of water in any of them?

Researchers explore one of Africa’s deepest lakes

Researchers investigating one of Africa's deepest lakes have identified an insect species capable of surviving at significant underwater depths.

Amateur astronomer discovers 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec

Astronomers may have detected an exomoon

Humanity spoke thousands of languages at the dawn of farming

New research indicates that humanity possessed far greater linguistic diversity at the dawn of agriculture than exists today.