Despite being called a "minimoon", Kamo'oalewa is not Earth's second moon. It is a rare type of asteroid known as a ...

(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) If potted plants always seem to die under your care, you can take solace in ...

Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 ...

Earth reaches aphelion on July 6, 2026, placing it about 152 million kilometres from the Sun. So why is it still summer?

We all have those days when the winter blues hit or life feels a little heavier than usual. But did you know that certain ...

A surprising reversal in molten iron flow beneath the Pacific is giving scientists a sharper view of how Earth’s magnetic ...

While Northern Hemisphere residents endure the July heat and Southern Hemisphere residents experience the dead of winter, the entire planet is at its furthest point from the sun today, known as ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls.

A new trail on Scotland's east coast takes travellers into Earth's ancient past, where scientists proved the planet was ...

A groundbreaking study suggests Earth may host up to 20.3 million insect species, significantly more than the previously ...

Evolution, a new five-part series tells the extraordinary story of how life on Earth has changed over more than four billion ...

During last year’s brief visit from the comet 3I/ATLAS, astronomers got an extremely rare glimpse into the cosmos beyond our ...