What a remarkable update to our ancient understanding of our place in the solar system.

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists ...

"We don’t know where they are,” said NASA’s planetary defense officer Kelly Fast at the AAAS conference in Arizona this week.

The animated feature The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is premiering on digital streaming this week. Directed by Pete Browngardt, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie debuted ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

With an estimated 6 sextillion kilograms of the stuff—that’s 21 zeroes by the way—the Earth’s core is another example of why hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.

New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously ...

The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While trivia nights aren’t really my thing, I like to think I know a little about a lot. And, throw a weather-related question into the mix, and I’m the one everyone puts the most ...