Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like ...

A wild elephant from Apalchand forest caused damage in Damdim after being harassed by locals and an earthmover. Injured and in musth, it damaged a watchtower before being driven back to the forest ...

Alien: Earth is the first TV series in the Alien franchise, and it will add many new elements to its universe. Other characters to be introduced in Alien: Earth include Boy Kavalier, CJ, Dame ...

The lyrics, which talk about dodging bullets, walking over landmines, and coming out of the crash, seemed particularly apt coming in such a time. Ipshita is a Hollywood and pop culture news writer ...

An asteroid up to 100 metres wide has a 1-in-83 chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032. That risk of impact is enough to have triggered global planetary defence response procedures for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of ...

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 ...

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 ...