A weird number of craters are located close to the equator, and the odds that this is random are incredibly low, researchers ...
ESA 's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at ...
Earth may have had rings. At least that's what a new study published this month claims. Here's what we know so far.
An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...
A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's water cycle. A massive ...
The moon hasn't had a magnetic field for 4.36 billion years. That means it could hold fragments of the ancient Earth.
Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.
Researchers created a curve of global mean surface temperature throughout deep time, providing context for understanding ...
2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.
The comet, which has been generating excitement among astronomers and skywatchers, is currently visible in Earth's skies as ...
A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...