This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

"We are trying to answer primary, important questions about how everything got to be like it is, even why the entire solar ...

Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

“As long as the Earth persists and has recognizable strata, the signs of humans will persist,” says Zalasiewicz. And maybe, ...