Some scientists believe the quasi-moon could have been created when a massive impact knocked a chunk of our own moon into ...

New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations reveal that the so-called “Roasted Planet” is getting cooked by its host ...

Nearly 50 years ago, NASA launched what would become its first interstellar spacecraft, and this year Voyager 1 is set to ...

Every July, Earth reaches a point in its orbit called aphelion, when our planet is at its farthest distance from the sun.

Less than 30% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped to modern standards, meaning scientists still have a clearer view of ...

While Northern Hemisphere residents endure the July heat and Southern Hemisphere residents experience the dead of winter, the ...

If potted plants always seem to die under your care, you can take solace in knowing that plantkind as a whole will probably ...

A rocky world orbiting inside the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf has drawn interest from astronomers. The exoplanet ...

Astronomers have sharply revised down the mass of nearby super Earth GJ 3378b, dramatically improving its prospects as a ...

New research shows that Earth's oceans are warming quickly. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with oceanographer Brad deYoung about the record-breaking rise in marine temperatures.

The Earth is four and a half billion years old, so why they started appearing then is unknown, as is the mechanism to make ...

President Donald Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore on Friday to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday on July 4th. PRESIDENT ...