Before the scientists have produced the first image of a black hole on 10 April 2019, shining a light on one of the universe’s great mysteries numerous artists tried to draw this phenomena for ...

How did life begin? The biggest question mankind has asked itself.  Where did we come from? The idea that gods from the heavens had provided the seed of life has been supported by many researchers. ...

One of the world's most prominent physicists, the late Stephen Hawking, was the first scientist to set out a theory of cosmology based on a combination of the general theory of relativity and ...

Scientists have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars. What they believe to be an underground lake sits under the red planet's south polar ice cap, and is about 20km (12 miles) ...

For as long as mankind has walked the earth, the human race has been predicting when and how the world will end. A Russian theoretical physicist has predicted a grim future for our civilization ...

“It's when I die in this life, that I take refuge in a parallel world.”  ― Anthony T. Hincks In recent years one of the most exciting topics to speculate about is the idea that our reality — our ...

Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA's new Tess spacecraft is looking to do a head count. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — Tess for short — is embarking ...

The Milky Way's neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, was formed in a colossal crash between two smaller star systems no more than 3 billion years ago when Earth already existed, researchers suggest. ...

Could an alien virus arrive from outer space and wipe out the human race? It may sound like the plot of a B-movie, but an international group of scientists is now formally exploring the possibility ...

Scientists have discovered ice masses that could potentially provide clean drinkable water for its future visitors, and have found it hidden just below the surface of Mars. In an article published ...

British-born astronomer Caleb Sharf has come up with a theory which suggests that planets with a biosphere usually rotate faster than lifeless celestial bodies of similar age and size. ...

Physicists from Moscow's Steklov Institute of Mathematics have come up with a testable theory on how matter behaves inside a black hole. The researchers' work, published in the September ...

The prehistoric origins of life on Earth may have begun in space, a new study published in the Journal of Chemical Physics suggests. Researchers at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada created a ...

International group of scientists has recently discovered the oldest and most distant supermassive black hole ever, which they hope will help solve the mystery of their origins. ...

If there are any intelligent extraterrestrials in the universe, they will be getting a message from humans years from now. Head of the organization that has sent a transmission to an exoplanet ...