The crater in Turkey originated from a fragment of Vesta that was expelled 22 million years ago
New Horizons Update: Spacecraft takes inside course for Ultima Thule rendezvous
With no apparent hazards in its way, NASA’s mission has been given a “go” to stay on its optimal path to the Kuiper Belt Object
Astronomers find new evidence for Pluto’s ancient glaciation
This latest research focuses on one of the most enigmatic landforms yet seen on the dwarf planet Pluto
Photonics are now being used in the search for extraterrestrial intelligent life
A group of students have been scrutinising the Andromeda galaxy using new techniques in the hope to find any signal of intelligent life
SETI’s Seth Shostak: “We’ll find intelligent alien life within two dozen years”
The director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute tells us what would happen if a signal were to be found
New Horizons Update: Pluto’s moons found to spin wildly
The tranquil conditions of the Moon’s orbit don’t apply to Pluto’s small natural satellites
SETI Institute begins search for life around ‘mysterious star’
Recent data collected by the Kepler space telescope has shown that the star, informally known as Tabby’s Star, is exhibiting strange behaviour
New Horizons Update: Last of Pluto’s moons revealed in new image
Images of the tiny moon – and sent back to Earth this week – complete the family portrait of the dwarf planet’s moons
Stephen Hawking announces new $100 million search for alien life
The hunt for intelligent life in the universe has just been given a brand new boost
Shostak: “I bet everyone a cup of coffee that we’ll find aliens within 25 years”
The SETI Institute’s Dr Seth Shostak tells us what will happen if we detect an alien signal
Is SETI any closer to finding life elsewhere?
We take a look at where SETI is in its search for extraterrestrial life
What would happen if SETI found an alien signal?
Is there a procedure to announce the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life?