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A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require ...

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Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

Astronomers are nearing a statistically significant finding that could confirm the potential signs of life detected on the ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...

Ange Postecoglou has insisted that Tottenham winning the Europa League would “not on any planet" be comparable to Manchester ...

Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party ...

Korda Artistic Productions presents the sci-fi jukebox musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, in collaboration with ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...