Could a passing star be on a collision course with our solar system and, eventually, Earth?It’s difficult to know if such an ...

If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

Life without oxygen is unimaginable - not to mention not survivable - and we might need to start worrying about it ...

Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

An intense solar eruption recently triggered a rare "severe geomagnetic storm" alert for Earth, with the U.S. Naval Research ...

On the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere leans most directly toward the sun. That means more direct sunlight and the ...

A passing star has been discovered that could cause chaos in the Solar System, sending Earth flying out of orbit.

As a result, the Earth is not currently orbiting a point inside the Sun, as the barycenter is outside of it. We are orbiting ...

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very ...

If our Solar System seems stable, it’s because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, ...

Every single organism on Earth, no matter the biome, the kingdom, the domain, whether it’s an extremophile in a hot spring or ...