Around 4.5 billion years ago, a planet called Theia is thought to have smashed into newborn Earth. The messy collision kicked ...
These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...
Scientists found 3.3 billion-year-old biosignatures in ancient meteorites and fossils—a billion years older than we thought ...
Some forecasters say a complex dance involving the polar vortex could send some of Earth's most extreme cold toward the ...
Two mysterious blobs deep inside Earth may hold clues about the origin of life on our planet, new research finds. Deep ...
A FIERY hell-world that would instantly roast visitors alive has a vast lava ocean – and may be packed with rare gems. The ...
How China gained control of 90% of rare-earth refining while the U.S. abandoned Mountain Pass mine, creating dangerous ...
To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our ...
It takes light a single day to travel 16 billion miles. The Voyager 1 probe will need a little longer, just 49 years.