An asteroid roughly the size of one to two school buses will fly by Earth, according to the European Space Agency.

"Black carbon from satellite launches has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon released by ships, cars and ...

A just-released update from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center says there is a 2 in 3 chance that El Niño's peak strength will ...

You’ve probably seen a Foucault pendulum in a museum. This Victorian-era science demonstration is named after physicist Léon ...

The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only the best candidates is critical ...

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to less than a year.

Without our satellite, Earth’s geology, biology, and climate — even human philosophy — would be vastly different.

The James Webb Space Telescope analysed the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b, revealing a dark, hot surface without an atmosphere.

Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

The analysis indicates the planet's surface is likely composed of basalt or mantle rock, ruling out a composition similar to Earth's silicate-rich crust. LHS 3844 b is a rocky planet 30% bigger than ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...