Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

Although the consequences of a quarter of the planet’s water melting could be determined theoretically, this is the first ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Experts from University College London say that the mysteries surrounding Uranus may have been the result of a powerful solar ...

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

United Nations peacekeepers are warning that the Israeli military has committed “severe violations” of a cease-fire deal with ...

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate.Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet, ...

Earth" planet pretty close to us, just outside our solar system! This planet, called Proxima Centauri b, orbits our nearest ...

The answer it seems is Mars. When Musk was setting up SpaceX back in 2001, he told the founding team his dream was to ‘send ...