Comet holds building block of life
An amino acid, one of the essential ingredients to life on Earth, has been found in a comet for the first time, say NASA scientists.
Since amino acids have already bee
Astronomers spot new type of 'death star'
A team of astronomers have found the 'missing link' of stellar death, revealing what our Sun might look like at the end of its life.
The group of Australian and US ast
Starlight being eroded, say astronomers
The public's "right to starlight" is steadily being eroded by urban illumination that is the bane of astronomers everywhere, says the International Astronomical Union.
Planetary crash leaves stellar ring
A violent crash between two planetary bodies has created a ring of debris encircling a nearby young star, say scientists, similar to the event that formed the Moon.
Th
Martian life appears less likely
If there's any life on Mars, it's not likely to exist on or just below the planet's surface, concludes a new study of Mars' mysterious methane.
The discovery of rich p
Super-Earth has rocky surface: study
The smallest planet yet detected outside our Solar System appears to have a solid surface, European astronomers say.
In a paper to be published in the journal
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