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 ...

For a century we’ve been doing the most important industrial chemical process the same way, and a change may come in the nick ...

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

China set to unveil long-term vision for space science The Chinese Academy of Sciences is aiming to accelerate its progress ...

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

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

Earth will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and ...

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, ...

Down To Earth Community Lab: Join your fellow space explorers to ask questions, share out-of-this-world ideas, and forge new ...

Rocky planets that are about earth-size, or maybe two to three times larger, will offer the best chances for simple microbial ...