NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...
On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...
In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...
ESA's Proba-2 satellite captured a stunning 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse from orbit — a view few on Earth could see.
Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a ...
The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.
The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.
When an asteroid approaching the Earth flies through the planet in a passage that is as close as the EarthMoon neighborhood, the least significant consequence is drama. It is calibration: an ...