The odds of a planet other than Earth being able to support life are vanishingly small, but astronomers believe a super earth just outside our solar system may be hospitable to life.
U.S. investors remained concerned that Europe's leaders are not getting ahead of the Greek crisis, which could result in a full-fledged Europe bank crisis, even as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while not committing more German funds to possible intervention, again dismissed talk of a Greek default.
The European astronomers have discovered 50 alien planets outside our solar system, they said in an announcement on Monday.
Here is the list of the Top 10 unscheduled video games that may arrive in 2012.
Astronomers announced on Monday that they have discovered 50 alien planets outside our solar system, including 16 so-called super-Earths, one of which orbits the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 in mid-October with an upgraded operating system in the form of iOS 5 that contains more than 200 new features.
Astronomers have discovered 50 new exoplanets, including a possible habitable planet in what is considered as a significant event that could lead to the discovery of other small rocky habitable planets around stars similar to our Sun.
European astronomers announced on Monday that they have found 50 new planets outside our solar system, including 16 so-called super-Earths that could potentially support life.
Astronomers using a powerful new planet hunting telescope have discovered more than 50 new planets, including one just outside our solar system that could be hospitable to life.
Two workers were reportedly exposed to radiation when a fire broke out at the Marcoule nuclear power plant in the south of France on Monday. One person was killed and another four injured.
Growing fears of a Greek default sent a hurricane through heavily exposed French banks on Monday and hit the euro as investor confidence in the European currency area's ability to surmount a sovereign debt crisis ebbed.
In France, a nuclear explosion has killed one and injured four more. The event comes on the heels of a re-investment in nuclear energy by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Aisling McNiffe's voice crackles when she talks about her son's school prospects.
Jewelry company Richline International, part of billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, will buy its fifth small Italian jewelry brand as it plans to expand further in Italy.
Being one of the most highly anticipated devices from Apple, rumors about the possible features of the third generation iPad are rife. Based on the most rumored spaces, here is a head to head comparison between the Acer Iconia Tab A501 and the iPad 3.
Near the peak of General Motors Co's financial crisis, Opel workers laid a coffin at the feet of the brand's founder Adam Opel to mark what they considered the death of the brand.
Sprint may launch iPhone 5 as the carrier is set to offer unlimited data plan, according to a report from Bloomberg.
By covering community-based weight loss programs for people who are at risk of developing diabetes and heart disease, Medicare could save up to $15 billion in the next decade.
A group of nearly 100 protesters traveled to the financial district in New York City to protest what they believed was dishonesty from the U.S. government regarding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
Jennifer Hudson isn't the only one shedding pounds through Weight Watchers. A scientific study finds that Weight Watchers is a more effective way to lose weight rather than visiting the doctor for a standard weight-loss plan.
Six months after she nearly died, Serena Williams finds herself carrying the hopes of a grieving nation at the U.S. Open.
The discovery of a set of 2-million-year-old fossils could be a gamechanger in understanding human evolution, providing a key link in the process that led to modern human beings, scientists say.