From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

But 3I/ATLAS is no ordinary rock – it’s a comet from beyond the solar system which greeted the Earth on December 19. It’s ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

Trump administration is offering up to $280 million to private companies to hunt down undocumented immigrants.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS puzzles scientists with a sunward anti-tail and wobbling jets, revealing secrets of alien solar ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Pilot reports mysterious silver canister hovering near aircraft at 3,500 feet as air traffic control admits they have no ...

A federal judge has temporarily barred ICE from making arrests at immigration courts across Northern California.

Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a ...

The New York State Pavilion — the soaring, space-age icon built for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, ...

The footage, shared by NOIRlab, shows a bright trail arcing overhead against a starry backdrop, perfectly timed with ...