NASA astronauts Anne McClain (commander) and Nichole Ayers (pilot) will join JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) ...

NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past the Earth later today at around 19,000 to 22,200 miles per hour.

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's ...

As it orbits its star, it moves close enough at one point to experience extreme heat, similar to Venus’s temperature. But at its farthest point, the planet is nearly twice the distance from Earth to ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Earth” orbits a relatively close, Sun-like star, and could be a habitable world – but one of extreme temperature swings, from scorching heat to deep freeze. Key Facts The newly confirmed planet is the ...

Natural cycles in Earth's rotational axis and its orbit around the sun drive climatic changes, and now researchers have ...

U.S. military’s X-37B space plane made a quiet return to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, completing a 434-day ...

A total lunar eclipse is a relatively rare astronomical event because the moon usually passes above or below Earth’s shadow ...

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm, the keynote speaker Sunday, took the stage with actor Joe Manganiello to discuss how the world's first de-extinction company wants to bring back the ...