Solar heating uses the sun’s thermal energy to heat liquids or spaces. This article looks at the main solar heater types, ...

Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge ...

In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as 'Oumuamua - the first known ...

A distant interstellar cloud was found to contain an abundance of pyrene, a type of large carbon-containing molecules known ...

The human species is ever-changing and so is our view of the universe.

Beyond Neptune's orbit lies a vast, ring-shaped expanse known as the Kuiper Belt. This region, home to countless icy rocks ...

The historic probes are the farthest human-made objects from Earth. Just how far they've gone will blow your mind.

A nearby star that exploded some 3 million years ago could have removed all dust smaller than a millimetre from the outer ...

How old is Earth? Our planet's age is known from a variety of sources, from rocks on our own planet to ones from the moon.

How many moons does Jupiter have? Scientists have discovered dozens of them, but the answer may be more complicated than it ...

Analysis - The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder that Earth is part of a much larger and incredibly dynamic system ...