Scientists have engineered a groundbreaking cancer treatment that uses bacteria to smuggle viruses directly into tumors, bypassing the immune system and delivering a powerful one-two punch against ...

A team of researchers has unveiled a groundbreaking mathematical method that could dramatically improve how spacecraft visit ...

An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. It's the size of the Eiffel Tower, shaped like a peanut and potentially ...

Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new insights into the relationship between the color and size of Jupiter Trojan ...

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Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood are the Trojans, named after the people of Troy featured in "The Iliad." When ...

One debate about the origin of life on Earth concerns whether it formed around deep-sea hydrothermal vents or in scars left behind by an asteroid impact. A new review article analyzes recent research ...

Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the Solar System: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were assembling from dust and rock. They’re time capsules, preserving clues about what the ...

On Feb. 22, 1906, German astronomer Max Wolf made a discovery that adjusted astronomers’ view of the cosmos and provided proof for the century-old predictions of Joseph-Louis Lagrange. A pioneer in ...

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More space technology must be developed to prevent "city-killing asteroids" from hitting Earth, experts recommended at a recent science conference. While the risk is low, mid-size asteroids near Earth ...