Space

Planet killer: Mysterious 'winking' star in outer space spotted devouring planets that rotate around it [VIDEO]

RZ Piscium, located 550 light-years away from Earth, is surrounded by dust clouds that could be the remains of destroyed planets.

Dec 23, 2017

Spooky skull-shaped asteroid will pass by Earth again in 2018

Appearing like a giant skull, the rotation period of this skull is 2.94 hours, the space rock reflects five to six percent of sunlight that hits it, astronomers found.

Dec 22, 2017

Is this how the Sun will die? Huge bubbles on ageing red giant predict future of our solar system's star

Astronomers said that our Sun would swell like this giant red star which is now hundreds of times larger than its original size.

Dec 22, 2017

Stunning image taken by Hubble Space Telescope captures collision of 2 galaxies

Galaxy mergers are a violent kind of galaxy interaction, and occur when two or more galaxies collide.

Dec 21, 2017

NASA plans to search for alien life in Alpha Centauri star system in 2069

A star system -- Alpha Centauri – will be explored in 2069 which marks the 100th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Dec 21, 2017

Water on Mars mystery solved? Scientists believe this is the reason why water on the Red Planet disappeared

The new study finds out that Mars had lakes and oceans just like Earth but it disappeared.

Dec 21, 2017

Space in 2017: Major discoveries made by astronomers

From human civilisation on Mars to interstellar space rock, here are some amazing findings that astronomers made in 2017.

Dec 20, 2017

New findings on interstellar cigar-shaped space rock Oumuamua debunk many speculations

Though the 400-metre-long Oumuamua appears to be an asteroid, it can be a comet with a protective outer surface, says researchers.

Dec 19, 2017

There is evidence of alien life and aircraft reaching Earth, claims former Pentagon official

"There is evidence that stopped him from ruling out the possibility that alien aircraft visited Earth," the former Pentagon official said.

Dec 19, 2017

Interstellar asteroid Oumuamua could be an alien probe, says Stephen Hawking

The interstellar space rock is popular amid astrophysicists, astronomers and conspiracy theorists because of its unknown origin.

Dec 16, 2017

Monster UFO spotted? Here is the truth about 'Earth-sized UFO' caught on camera

The monster UFO, which is "the size of the Earth," horrified onlookers before it vanished.

Dec 15, 2017

Mini solar system discovered: Google AI helps NASA spot eighth planet orbiting distant Sun-like star

Scientists have trained a neural network to identify exoplanets in a huge amount of data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope.

Dec 15, 2017

Mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres suggest it's an evolving planet

Ceres is not a dead world as it was previously believed to be, NASA's Dawn spacecraft sent images which portray hundreds of bright regions on the dwarf planet.

Dec 13, 2017

Were we created from interstellar dust? Scientists create life's building blocks in space-like environment

Are we the aliens we have been seeking? A new study, which reveals that life's building blocks can be formed in space-like environment, suggests so.

Dec 13, 2017

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch live streaming information: Rescheduled launch date and time

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will launch Dragon spacecraft to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 on Wednesday and it will be live streamed.

Dec 13, 2017