The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

In a landmark achievement, astronomers have identified a super-Earth exoplanet only 18 light-years away that meets all the ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

We finally have the power to witness our planet as it truly is: scarred, altering and astonishingly interconnected. It’s a turning point in how we see, understand and ultimately protect our planet.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may be in store for Earth billions of years from now - showing it is ...

Our Moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, not just due to tidal friction as previously thought. New research suggests ...

Elon Musk's brilliant plan for saving us from climate change involves a little help from a swarm of friendly AI satellites.

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the ...

Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...

It’s been a tough few years on planet Earth, with a pandemic ripping across the globe, and an onslaught of record-breaking heatwaves and natural disasters. Events like these are good examples of why ...