Why does our universe have something instead of nothing?

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We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars

Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren’t exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red…

Chinese rover finds further evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars

Topographical map of Mars showing Utopia Planitia, which may once have been an ocean U.S. Geological…

What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months…

If an asteroid were heading towards Earth, could you avert disaster?

Hiding somewhere in the gloom of space, there is a gigantic asteroid on a collision course…

Distant dwarf planet Makemake might have a surprising ice volcano

A small world in the outer solar system appears to have volcanic activity possibly spurred by…

Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars

Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions…

JWST images: 10 stunning images that show the beauty of space – from galaxies to nebulae

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…

NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor to Chopper NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is working on plans to send…

Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time

Compounds called pyrenes have been detected in the Taurus molecular cloud ESO A complex form of…