Did you know that our planet is rocketing around the sun at 67,000 mph? Or that it once had two moons? Here are some amazing facts about Earth.

Andreas Mogensen became the first Dane in orbit when he arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SpaceX’s Crew-7 in August 2023. After just over six months aboard the orbital ...

As spring is fully under way, flowers and chirping birds and all, it’s hard not to breathe a pleasurable sigh at the gorgeous sights of a world reawakened — and, perhaps, to dab at a sniffly nose as ...

Earth Day, marked annually on April 22, exists primarily to inspire the global population to work together to protect our planet from environmental harm. But it’s also a chance to celebrate everything ...

Even with all our amazing technology and super smart scientists, there are still some things about Earth that remain a mystery. We've climbed mountains, explored oceans, and even flown into space to ...

A remake of a 2008 NASA animation reveals what the world would look in a “Mad Max” scenario in which all the water on Earth evaporated. “I like how this animation reveals that the ocean floor is just ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- On Valentine’s Day in 1990, a NASA spacecraft nearly 4 billion miles away snapped an iconic photo of the Earth. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the famous portrait taken by ...

A college student in a gas mask "smells" a magnolia blossom during the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 in New York City. A college student in a gas mask "smells" a magnolia blossom during the first ...