A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

The first ever recorded 'planet with a death wish' orbits so close to its host star that it triggers huge flares of radiation ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

As the first trailer for the Ryan Gosling-starring Project Hail Mary arrives, we explore the science behind the sci-fi.

Researchers in China have developed a way of locating giant "equatorial plasma bubbles" in the ionosphere by analyzing the ...

For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an unprecedented image of an exoplanet outside ...

Taking carbon out of the atmosphere is essential for slowing global warming—and a team of Cornell University researchers has ...

What do the clouds on Jupiter, dust storms on Mars and rainstorms on Titan all have in common? They look like they belong on Earth.

Earth’s atmosphere now has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions — and possibly tens of millions — of years, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and ...

Titan has long fascinated scientists due to its similarities to Earth. Such features include its rocky surface, lakes and rivers of methane and ethane with ocean-like waves, and a thick, carbon-rich ...

Titan too has a tilt, but it's very small compared to its orbit around Saturn, just 0.3 degrees. Saturn, on the other hand, has a tilt closer to Earth’s own – 26.7 degrees relative to its ...

After looping through space for 53 years, a wayward Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos-482 returned to Earth, entering the planet’s atmosphere at 9:24 a.m. Moscow time on Saturday, according to ...