Life flourished on Earth much earlier than previously thought, thriving under the harsh rule of ... [+] Hadean Aeon. LUCA—the last universal common ancestor—was even designed to repel ancient viruses.Getty…
NASA has issued a 100ft warning an asteroid named 2024 NB2which is due to pass extremely close to Earth on July 13, 2024. This asteroid, roughly the size of an…
A digital representation illustrating how LUCA was already attacked by viruses even 4.2 billion years ago. Credit: Scientific Graphic DesignA University of BristolA study we led found that life on…
Mysterious, nearly invisible objects known as “dark comets' may pose a greater threat to Earth than scientists thought, new research suggests. These small, rapidly rotating objects wander near Earth, possibly…
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. CNN — When a cruise liner-sized asteroid approaches within 19,883…
For centuries, human actions have had little effect on the Earth's movements, ie. its speed and axis of rotation. These motions are driven primarily by the moon's gravitational pull and…
Photo-like satellite image of southern Greenland on the afternoon of September 4, 2022. The bare, dirty ice at the edge of the ice sheet appears gray. The snow-covered ice is…
CNN — The impact of human-induced climate change is so huge that it's actually messing with time, according to new research. The melting of polar ice caused by global warming…
View in larger size. | Comet 13P/Olbers will make its closest approach to Earth on July 20, 2024. Astrophotographers can take long exposure images or stack them to get amazing…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the closest massive black hole to Earth ever seen, a cosmic titan 'frozen in time'. As an example of an elusive "intermediate-mass…