'Super earths' outside our solar system that are rich in hydrogen or helium may be even more habitable than our own planet, a new study suggests. Researchers say rocky exoplanets with atmospheres do… [+6216 chars]
Scientists believe it likely that the two genes, PEN1 and SYP122, paved the way for all terrestrial plant life. Researchers shed new light on how plant life became established on the surface of the … [+6097 chars]
Amateur astrologists first pointed the finger at SpaceX, but then recalculated that it was likely to be from a 2014 Chinese lunar mission (Chang'e 5-T1). China has contested this, saying that the boo… [+1170 chars]
NASA says that its mission to the asteroid 16 Psyche will no longer be able to launch in 2022 after engineers were unable to verify the readiness of the spacecraft’s software. What could amount to b… [+4113 chars]