Humans could have more in common with our extra-terrestrial neighbours, than initially thought, new research suggests.

Astronomers at Chile's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory have discovered cold dust around the closest star to Earth, indicating an elaborate planetary system, says a report.

India and South Africa have decided to expand their foot-print in the realm of stars underpinned by strong historical ties dating back to over 100 years.

The Soviet Union launched Laika on the Sputnik 2 mission on Nov. 3, 1957. The milestone came less than a month after the Soviets kicked off the Space Age, and the Cold War space race, with the launch of Sputnik 1 on Oct. 4.

Around 65 million years ago, a cancer killing metal - iridium - came on Earth via 10 km long asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs from the planet.

Amid rising temperature over Antarctica, a hole in Earth's ozone layer has shrunk to smallest since 1988, announce scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Casting of fifth mirror out of seven for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) has been started by the Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory in the University of Arizona campus.

Jupiter and other gas-giant planets may had "steam worlds" during their young days, a latest study has found.

Scattered in deep space, galaxies have never been captured in such breathtaking form. NASA's Hubble telescope spotted numerous solar system asteroids photobombing various distant galaxies.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually reach a level where it will essentially be a "new form of life that will outperform humans", believes renowned physicist Prof Stephen Hawking.