Just how Earth-like can an exoplanet be? A new study provides clues as to how two known exoplanets might have a similar axial tilt to Earth and therefore might also have regular seasons and relatively ...

An animation showcases how the seasons change with Earth's orbit around the sun. Earth's axis tilt causes very specific weather patterns and daylight during the course of a year. Most places ...

For many kids, the combination of good weather and lack of school obligations makes summertime synonymous with good times. Three solid months of freedom, soaked in the Sun, without adults looking over ...

Mars and Earth share fundamental planetary characteristics. Both are terrestrial planets with a central core, a rocky mantle, ...

Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City who covers the science happening on the surface of Earth. She can be reached via email. Despite the real estate adage, location isn't ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. According to our best understanding of Earth’s climate, the global ...

A recent study published in Science examines how thin channels inside impact craters on Mars could have formed from Martian gullies, which share similar characteristics with gullies on Earth and are ...

At any time of day, you could theoretically set up a camera to take a picture of the landscape that encompasses the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. If you came back the next day at the exact ...