An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...
I have my doubts about Hilda, the calf selectively bred to emit less methane. But it’s still a breakthrough ...
Research co-led by the University of Maryland reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can ...
There are six planets in the night sky all week, four of them visible to the naked eye and two of them getting very close ...
Space agencies around the world are setting their sights on new frontiers, with plans to explore Venus and other distant ...
Venus and Earth, although they've taken two dramatically different climatic roads, are considered sibling planets. They're ...
Whether you're an experienced astronomer or simply enjoy gazing at the night sky, this January offers a rare opportunity to witness a dazzling array of planets.
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Though Carter never claimed to have spotted aliens or a flying saucer — to him this was literally an unknown object in the air — people snickered and mistook his UFO sighting as such. Skeptics, who ...