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Experts believe the chances of homo-sapiens being around for the next five billion years are slight, at best. Many anthropologists also point out that even if humans were still alive…
The latest discovery in NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope mission shed light onto alien planets in the deepest, darkest corners of space. The Kepler-90 announcement on Thursday was hailed an exciting…
In one of the most extraordinary alien conspiracy theories to date, many so-called “truth seekers” believe there is a seven-storey underground complex beneath Mount Archuleta on the Colorado-New Mexico border…
Martian Archaeology, which releases its findings in YouTube videos, has released a film showing 13 separate views of what it has called “The Pharaoh of Mars” suggesting an ancient alien…
Initial scans of the mysterious cigar-shaped object have found no signs of extraterrestrial life but scientists are still scanning to find evidence of its supposed artificial origin. The breakthrough announcement…
The live stream above will show SpaceX’s historic resupply mission to the ISS which is scheduled for 3.36pm GMT (10.36am EST). SpaceX will launch a recycled Falcon 9 rocket in…
The aerial video peers right into the crater of Mount Agung, which has been intermittently erupting and spewing out ash since late last month. The drone footage of the volcano…
In an announcement yesterday, NASA said that it had discovered Kepler-90i – the eighth planet circling the sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth. The star Kepler-90 is now known to…
NASA has branded the massive three mile (5km) wide space rock “potentially dangerous” – but unless something goes terribly wrong the asteroid will skim past Earth on the way to…
The cigar-shaped space rock first shot past Earth two months ago and caused excitement that it may be an alien space ship. The Breakthrough Listen project have announced that they…
Plutonium-238 is the essential radioactive isotope powering the planet’s spacecraft from the two Voyager craft, the Mars Rover, the Pioneer spacecraft and more recently the Cassini Saturn probe, New Horizons…
The celestial body – which travels at almosy 200,000mph – was scanned for radio signals after its shape led researchers to consider the possibility it could be an alien starship.…
Using an imaging method and a robot based on cosmic rays scientists hope to uncover the mysteries of the pyramid. Scientists have built the probe that will enter the 3.5cm…
The historic discovery was made by new scientific analysis of data obtained by the Kepler space telescope, which is scouring the galaxy for planets like Earth. Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division…
The US space agency is holding a briefing at 6pm British time tonight to unveil the latest findings of the Kepler telescope mission. Previous announcements have included the discovery of…
The godfather of physics wrote in his findings from 1704 how the world is set to end on 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman…
The US space agency will host a crucial teleconference at 6pm GMT (1pm EST) to reveal the latest findings of the Kepler space mission. The Kepler telescope has been on…
The planet-hunting Kepler telescope is NASA’s ambitious mission to scan more than 150,000 stars for signs of extraterrestrial life. Since launching in 2009, Kepler has expanded our understanding of the…
Reports said “horrified onlookers” watched as the monster UFO was seen “hovering above them” in the skies over Australia. The clip was uploaded to YouTube yesterday with the title “Earth…
The mysterious entity, which has been named “Oumuamua”, was at first believed to be a comet or an asteroid – the first of which to enter our solar system from…
Thanks to a fascinating viral video, you may wonder no more. A reddit user by the name of Vinnytsia has created a simulation video which shows that would happen if…
If you missed out on the astronomical wonder, you will be able to view individual meteors until Saturday December 16. The National Weather Service based in Raleigh in the USA…
The previously undiscovered species, named Kumimanu biceae, after the Maori words ‘kumi’, meaning a large mythological monster, and ‘manu’, for bird, measured at least 1.77 metres (5ft 8). It lived…
The shower peaked between midnight and dawn on Wednesday night into Thursday morning as between 50 to 60 meteors were seen each hour. If you missed the annual spectacle, there…
Upwards of 60 meteors an hour burst out over Earth when the shower peaked between Wednesday December 13 and Thursday December 14. The Geminids are the most prolific meteors of…
GETTY Stephen Hawking warned AI could spell the end of humanity Artificial intelligence is beginning to transform society, from babysitting children to self-driving cars. But, many scientists, including Professor Stephen…
The spectacular light show is set to illuminate the sky this year on its annual arrival. And the Geminids meteor shower has already dazzled stargazers in eastern Europe. Stunning images…
NASA footage from the ISS live cam yesterday shows a strange object opposite the space station, that appears to emit a red beam at intervals, according to YouTuber Streetcap1. He…
The cosmic debris left in the path of Asteroid 3200 Phaethon will smash into Earth’s atmosphere tonight, for an unforgettable experience. Between Wednesday December 13 and Thursday December 14, the…
Self-styled prophet Marshall Vian Summers claimed a community of aliens “watching the Earth” told him through God that other malevolent alien races “regularly visit” our planet in UFOs. Mr Summers,…
The Geminids will peak overnight with with rates around one per minute under good conditions, according to NASA. America’s space agency tweeted: “Heads-up, Earthlings! The annual Geminid meteor shower has…
Conspiracy theorists were sent into overdrive when NASA announced a press conference for Thursday December 14 in which they are set to discuss discoveries made by the Keplar planet hunting…
During the 1950s and 60s, the British carried out testing of 12 nuclear bombs which were comparable to the one dropped on Hiroshima at Maralinga and Emu Field in South…
Snow showers struck Britain on Sunday, leading to school closures, travel chaos and flight cancellation across much of the country. With the Geminids ready to peak tonight, cloudy weather is…
Online end of the world prophets have been predicting for months the mythical planetary system will pass us this year, or early next year. The Niribu theory was linked to…
Stargazers across India will focus their attention on meteors as the debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon burns up in the atmosphere. The Geminids appear in the night skies every December…
The best time to view the Geminids will be when the meteor shower reaches its peak tonight into Thursday morning. The Geminid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower which…
Your chances of seeing several meteors a minute during the peak are looking increasingly good this evening (Wednesday December 13) until dawn tomorrow (Thursday December 14). The dazzling shower will…
Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of the Geminids will witness the peak of the shower between Wednesday December 13 and Wednesday December 14. The shower is best seen between…
Bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres which were first spotted by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft could be a sign of a subsurface ocean, scientists have said, which in turn could…
The tantalising prospect of resurrecting the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine – once the stuff of science fiction movies like Jurassic Park – has taken one step nearer reality following a…
The peak of the Geminid meteor shower will take place this evening (Wednesday December 13) into tomorrow morning (Thursday December 14). If the sky is dark and clear, you might…
Set for a 3.10pm GMT reveal, the Orion will demonstrate a contingency landing scenario with a mock capsule dropped from 35,000 feet at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Chip…
As the intrepid space probe prepares to carry out the “farthest exploration in the history of mankind” experts are not sure how many rocks they will be studying with the…
GETTY By the end of December, the Red Planet will move closer to the gas giant Jupiter Predicted to be one of the most dazzling ever, the shower will see…
The Geminids have been known to produce more than 100 meteors an hour during their peak and stargazers are expecting a dazzling show. The stunning display of meteors will break…
The UFO – named “Oumuamua” – is the first object discovered in the solar system that appears to have come from another galaxy. At the moment, there is “no consensus”…
As former Uber and Google engineer Anthony Levandowski creates a new religion based on AI, experts say it will not be long before the religion has a lot of followers…