The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

In July, researchers using the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey telescope in Chile made an exceedingly rare discovery: a mysterious object passing through the solar ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

Waymo suspended its robotaxi service in San Francisco on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets. Numerous photos and videos posted to ...

When ET phones home, it could be his last call. Contrary to sci-fi movie depictions, our first contact might not be with a super advanced alien civilization at the height of power. Rather, Ivy League ...

Cameron revealed what this choice was in a discussion with Michael Biehn on his Just Fooling About podcast, and it started when Biehn, who played Corporal Hicks in the film, asked Cameron if he was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After Saturday’s blackout, roughly 110,000 San Francisco residents have power again. About 21,000 are still in the ...

All it took was one spark to plunge San Francisco into darkness. The San Francisco skyline went black after a fire at a single local substation that had been the site of two previous blazes. The ...

Update: On Sunday afternoon, Waymo said its fleet was back on the roads. Waymo said Saturday that it was stopping service across San Francisco after numerous online videos showed its autonomous ...

The blackout—impacting about 130,000 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) customers—struck during one of the busiest weekends before Christmas, forcing shops and restaurants to close. Waymo’s autonomous ...

When the power went out in San Francisco over the weekend, experts say Waymo robotaxis failed a major stress test. Images of Waymo vehicles stopped in roads and intersections — backing up traffic ...

A strange metallic monolith was discovered deep in the Utah desert, and very few people knew where it was. Using flight data, terrain clues, and instinct, the location was quietly tracked down. The ...