The Paranal Observatory, one of the world's most important, faces a major risk of providing clear images because of a proposed green hydrogen and ammonia plant ...

A team of geophysicists say that an enormous mass shifted deep beneath the Earth's surface 18 years ago, as spotted by NASA satellites.

ALIEN: EARTH Episode 6 throws us right back into the fray! Communication grows between Wendy and her Xenomorph as the stakes rise for all sides. Our Boy Cavalier lives up to his namesake handling ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed—Earth's solar system and its planets looked more ...

“Curious people,” according to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez, “had the right to exhibit a controlled disrespect for authority.” In this revealing, and at times disturbing biography, Alec ...

Earth’s earliest microbial life forms are revealed in Japan’s hot springs, where scientists uncover how life adapted during the Great Oxidation Event.

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...

New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, and communities.

AI models used ancient zircons to reveal Earth’s earliest crust chemistry, solving a long-standing geologic mystery. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm.

Live updates from Thursday morning’s back-to-back SpaceX Starlink 10-15 and ULA Kuiper 3 missions from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.