Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...

Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini ...

The cosmic optical background is so dim that it is impossible to measure with any precision from Earth – the glow of objects in the inner solar system far outshines it. “Every time you try to ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

Down To Earth Community Lab: Join your fellow space explorers to ask questions, share out-of-this-world ideas, and forge new ...

As to its length, there is no indication other than that the oldest known rocks which “mark the beginning of the following era contain sediments testifying to an earth surface on which air and ...

Scientists detected Earth's ambipolar electric field, confirming that it shapes the atmosphere. This key discovery impacts ...

Sep. 19, 2024 — Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic ...

12, 2024 — A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a 200 meter (650 foot) mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth ...

In a space station, you can no longer feel the effects of the gravitational pull from the Earth. Where there is no gravitational force, you cannot tell up from down. These clips can introduce ...

At 32,000 kilometers above Earth, no other asteroid of this size has ever come so close to our planet. Asteroid Apophis is larger than India's largest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and the ...