The mantis shrimp’s eyes are incredibly colourful and sophisticated, with the ability to see ultraviolet light and a spectrum we can’t imagine. Snow leopards have piercing golden eyes that ...

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A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

Space agency officials have announced a newly-discovered asteroid has a slight chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. Experts say the massive rock - which is the size of London Eye - "deserves ...

You may hear about a large asteroid headed toward Earth. Don’t panic. Just after Christmas Day, astronomers spotted something zipping away from Earth: a rock somewhere between 130 feet and 330 ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its ... which is bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye in the constellation of Eridanus, the River. In contrast, many of the stars hosting ...

Astronomers have just uncovered an intriguing planet not far from us in cosmic terms. It’s a super-Earth, orbiting a star similar to our Sun, and it might have the conditions necessary to support life ...

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For 45 years, the Alien movie franchise has seen the Xenomorphs terrorize poor groups of humans on various spaceships and planets (most recently in the 2024 movie Alien: Romulus), but now the iconic ...