Before Pangea ever existed, Earth already pulled off a massive experiment called Nuna, and it quietly changed life forever.

When scientists cracked open the first grains from asteroid Bennu, they expected a time capsule of rock and dust. What they ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will pass within about 170 million miles of our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Everyone's favorite interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, flew past Earth overnight, coming within about 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The sheer size of some of the world's tallest buildings is just extraordinary. The current tallest, Guinness World Records reports, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 2,716 feet, 6 inches ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as the object — perhaps the oldest ever seen by astronomers — whizzes through the inner solar system. On Nov. 6, ...

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The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. President Trump started ...