A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...

Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more ...

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.

Pushing the planet beyond its safe limits erodes food, energy and water security and raises the risk of disease and conflict, ...

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.

The mini-moon, an asteroid called 2024 PT5, was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug.

This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and ...

When approaching Earth, asteroids tend to do one of two things: Most of the time, they miss. Sometimes, they hit, leaving a ...

Our universe is always being explored, and a recent discovery was made about the catchily named exoplanet HD 189733 b. This ...

How El Nino and Mega Ocean Warming Caused the Greatest-Ever Mass Extinction Sep. 12, 2024 — Mega ocean warming El Nino events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth ...

A look at the relationship between the Earth, the sun, and how seasons occur in the UK. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 ...