The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years.

Loki Patera is 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter, covers 20,000 sq km (7,700 sq mi), and was the largest volcanic feature found on Io until these new observations revealed the hot spot in the south ...

Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...

The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

When astronomers detected the first long-predicted gravitational waves in 2015, it opened a whole new window into the Universe.

In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-metre-wide asteroid 320 ...

Someone dies of heart disease about every 34 seconds in the US, according to a new report, confirming the often preventable condition as the nation's leading cause of death.

Our planet's Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests it was moving about just a 'hot minute' ago.

A mouse with no biological mother has survived to adulthood in China – a major scientific achievement that's been years in the making.

In mice with Alzheimer's, the course of menthol for a six-month-long period was enough to stop the cognitive abilities and ...

On Thursday January 30th, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are doing a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

The current study, led by researchers at the University of Exeter in the UK, suggests that by promoting certain bacteria in ...