Lumpy, 30-pound meteorite that crashed in Sweden recovered in local village
A half-melted hunk of iron-rich rock found in Uppsala, Sweden, is part of a meteorite that fell there in November 2020.
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Lakes beneath the Antarctic ice could be teeming with microbial life
Frigid lakes locked beneath the Antarctic ice sheet may be home to more microbial life than scientists ever imagined.
Planet 9 probably doesn’t exist, new paper argues
Does the solar system have a big, dark ninth planet drifting somewhere far beyond…
Dinosaur-killing space rock may have originated at the edge of the solar system
The chunk of space rock that killed the nonavian dinosaurs may have been a …
What is consciousness?
Humans once assumed our planet was the physical center of the solar system, so it…
Amazing images: The best science photos of the week
Each week at Live Science we find the most interesting and informative articles we can. Along the way, we uncover some amazing and cool images. Her…
Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system
Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have detected an "intriguing signal" from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the nea…
‘Farfarout’ is most distant object in our solar system. But it’s not Planet Nine.
Astronomers have identified the most distant known object in our solar system — a dwarf planet nicknamed Farfarout that orbits far beyond Pluto…
‘Extraterrestrial crystal ball’ hits the auction block at Christie’s
Dozens of ancient meteorites — some stony, some iron, some studded with glittering extraterrestrial gems or holding stardust that's billions of y…