Robert Lea

In a test of Earth's defenses against asteroids, NASA's DART spacecraft will hit the binary asteroid system in 2022.

The largest asteroid will speed past Earth at 42,000 miles per hour, over 689 times as fast as a Tom Brady throw.

Both mothers died as a result of herpes infections after receiving cesarean sections at different hospitals.

NASA's upcoming DART mission plans to hit an asteroid with a spacecraft to test Earth's defenses. But our chances of deflecting an asteroid depends on how much warning time we have.

A video has shown the snake being captured after a family found it curled up under their daughter's bed.

Archeologist Ernie Walker described the find at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatchewan, as "tremendously significant and very unusual."

On its 10th flyby of the sun, the Parker Solar Probe hit record speeds that would see it get from New York to London in just over half a minute.

The victim of the attack, which occurred in a PetSmart Store in Las Vegas, suffered a fractured skull and a severed artery.

Scientists are now trying to learn more about the galaxy, named Pisces VII/Triangulum III, which has been described as a significant discovery.

The technology developed at Northwestern University uses walls and other obscuring surfaces to scatter light like a mirror and build an image of hidden objects.

The Ingenuity copter is the first vehicle to perform a powered, controlled flight over the surface of an alien world.

Skygazers will be treated to the longest-lasting partial lunar eclipse in 580 years on Friday, as the moon aligns with the Earth and the sun.

Maisy Evans, a 17-year-old from Wales, tweeted from her hospital bed in August, urging people to get vaccinated. Her account has since been deluged with abusive posts.

Richard Nicholson almost filleted the massive 34-inch fish before his son urged him to have it weighed, and they found it broke the state record.

Scientists want to know if life exists in what are known as the Goldilocks zones around the sun's stellar neighbors. How long would getting there take?

November's full moon will appear red during its almost total eclipse for the same reason the sky is blue.

Space missions could also carry "bacterial invaders" to unspoiled alien worlds such as Mars and the moon.

After suffering a violent seizure that left him shaking on his bedroom floor and "talking gibberish," a 38-year-old Massachusetts man was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis.

Watkins will serve as a mission specialist on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-4 launch to the International Space Station. The journey will mark the first time the astronaut has traveled to space.

During this "almost total eclipse," the longest partial eclipse for a century, the moon will move into Earth's shadow and take on a red coloration.

The team transmitted information using fast neutrons produced in the decay of radioactive material. The system could be useful in situations where electromagnetic radiation is blocked.

The asteroid will be accompanied by a space rock smaller than a Boeing 747, and be trailed on Saturday by an object larger than the Washington Monument.

The Texas cheerleader has been described by her family as "happy but tired" after her journey home. Her return home coincided with Do It For Mak day, organized by supporters.

The missile target is believed to have been a Russian satellite destroyed in the explosion. It highlighted the risk of space junk to missions like the ISS.

The exoplanet orbits its dwarf star in 35 days and has a very cold surface temperature, but astronomers believe it could still host life in its clouds.

The method could help astronomers hunt for black holes much closer to home.

Tributes have poured in for Mayer—known for her love of science fiction, comic books, and cats—with one co-worker saying: "She was the best of us."

In response to surging COVID cases, Austria has introduced restrictions on adults who are yet to be fully vaccinated.

Scientists believe the area, known as the Central Molecular Zone, could shed light on the origins of cosmic rays that bombard Earth.

There is currently no evidence to suggest Moderna's COVID vaccine, of which over 61 million doses have been administered in the EU/EEA, causes the syndrome.