In a historic announcement that has sent ripples through the scientific community, NASA has confirmed the discovery of a second Earth-like planet in our cosmic neighborhood. The planet, designated ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Rare earth elements, comprising 17 metals, are essential for technologies such as electric motors, medical imaging, and electronics. Although not truly rare ...

Despite its dry, dusty surface and thinner atmosphere, Mars may have more in common with Earth than scientists previously thought. In a new study, researchers at the University of Rochester ...

It isn’t easy to figure out how the Earth was built, because it happened 4½ billion years ago, and no one was there to watch. So scientists have had to look at what the Earth looks like now and ...

On May 9, a stadium-sized potentially hazardous asteroid will pass by Earth, and you can watch the flyby happen in real time courtesy of a livestream from The Virtual Telescope Project.

But what is the science behind extraterrestrial life? Is it possible that humans will ever experience "first contact" with an ...

A new Alien: Earth trailer has emerged online, offering fans their best look yet at the upcoming TV series. The trailer, revealed on the @CineGeekNews X/Twitter account, below, was first shown at ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Japan’s University of Toho ...