Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

That means if aliens were to exist, and they were located some 66 million light-years from Earth, they’d theoretically still ...

The researchers believe the geraisites’ crater may lie in the São Francisco Craton, a region in the eastern part of South America’s continental crust. Future surveys are needed in order to detect ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Several companies are already developing solutions to mine asteroids in space, as they contain many useful elements, such as water and gold.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

According to NASA, a meteor travelling at 100 times the speed of sound passed over downtown Vancouver Wednesday night.

A bright meteor streaked across the sky above Vancouver, lighting up the night and producing loud booms as it exploded in ...

Residents around B.C. reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a bright flash of light in the sky Tuesday evening. Experts say ...