“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...

But Earth's gravitational pull won't hold it for long. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free and be once again on its way through space. Here's what to know about our new, temporary ...

A recently discovered asteroid will soon become a quasi-satellite of Earth as it loops around our planet over the next two months.

And those traces may be tantalizingly within reach of upcoming NASA Artemis missions, suggest a new study published by ...

Any night now, the astrophysicists tell us, a new star will appear in the night sky over Philly and the rest of the world — ...

Scientists detected Earth's ambipolar electric field, confirming that it shapes the atmosphere. This key discovery impacts ...

Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...

Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of ...

A giant moon with a chunk taken out of it was visible in the skies on Tuesday night. Here are some of the best shots in case ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

The harvest moon can take place in September or October depending on its proximity to the autumnal equinox. Another full moon ...

Tonight's sky will shine with the September 2024 full moon, supermoon, Harvest Moon and partial lunar eclipse in one. Here's ...