A surprising discovery has been unveiled by astronomers as they have categorized the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid.The recent ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery, 1,700 miles (2,700km) beneath the surface of our planet. A team from ETH Zurich has discovered solid rock flowing deep within Earth. The strange rocky ...

Scroll down to see The Sun's graphic explaining the latest discovery SCIENTISTS have found a humongous planet-sized solid metal ball at the Earth’s centre that could be the key to life. The distinct ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of Earth, which sits 100 miles below the surface and covers at least 44 percent of the planet. This previously unknown region of molten rock is part of the ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...

As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low Earth orbit, defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity ...

Leading scientists have made an exciting discovery in the depths of space that has been hailed as "invaluable" in the search for signs of life outside our solar system. A planet has been discovered ...

Astronomers have confirmed a fifth planet orbiting the nearby red dwarf L 98‑59, which lies in the star’s habitable zone. The newly detected world, L 98‑59 f, is a super-Earth with a minimum mass of 2 ...

A newly-discovered planet similar to our own could be capable of sustaining life (Picture: PA Wire) Scientists have discovered a ‘super-Earth’ planet six times larger than our own which may have ...