This most fundamental question was famously posited by none other than Nobel laureate physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).

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Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

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Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

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Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why.