Our place in space

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

Although it’s by no means certain, scientists are slowly accumulating evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet

Amazing answers to your curious questions

We humans are always wondering whether we’re alone in the Universe. But what if we are one of a long line of species that were around long before our planet even existed? This intriguing idea, that li

On 19 October vet Andrew Melville-Smith was driving near the Spencer Gulf in South Australia in his new Tesla Model Y when there was a deafening explosion and he and his passengers were showered with

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