For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

According to a report in Science, researchers have determined that water on land, which includes soil moisture levels, underground aquifers, lakes, rivers and other water-holding surfaces, has been ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

One billionaire wants to move industry off-world, returning Earth to a pristine state. The other wants to colonise Mars.

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

A gigantic dam, our extraction of groundwater, melting ice sheets and rising sea levels are all altering Earth’s spin. The ...

The MERS Goodwill Outlet isn’t just another thrift store—it’s the final frontier of bargain hunting where shoppers don’t just find deals, they conquer them with the ferocity of someone who just found ...

This animated GIF illustrates Uranus' magnetic field, with the yellow arrow pointing toward the Sun, the light blue arrow indicating the planet’s magnetic axis, and the dark blue arrow showing its ...

The Earth’s crust may be a thin skin over a hefty planet, but it can still affect the entire body beneath. If ice builds up ...

We were doing the typical planet vetting, and I happened to spot this signal that appeared very unusual.” An orbiting ...

Climate change is causing a significant redistribution of mass on Earth due to melting ice sheets, leading to a shift in the ...

Earth is the only planet in the known universe that has the right combination of water, atmosphere, temperature, and chemical ...