NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission has successfully tested a new method for predicting ...

Contrary to what some people think, the Earth isn’t the center of the Universe. But what if it was? What if those medieval astronomers were right, and everything does revolve around you? How would ...

Spiral Galaxy from Kirkland et al. CREDIT Chris Kirkland and colleagues. A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth’s oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth’s continental crust ...

A shattered asteroid may have unleashed a long-lasting cosmic barrage that left scars across the inner solar system and possibly changed Earth’s history.

Researchers outline a theoretical plan to help Earth survive the Sun's death through artificial sunlight and other futuristic technologies.

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...

If a passing star came near the solar system, Earth would probably be fine – but there is a small chance our entire world could get thrown to the outer reaches of the solar system, crash into another ...

The source of Earth's water is an enduring mystery that extends to exoplanets and the notion of habitability. In broad terms, Earth's water was either part of the planet from the beginning of its ...

Our moon is closer in size to Earth than any other moon in the solar system is to its associated planet, however it is far from the largest moon around.

Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a cold cloud of gas and dust buried deep in one of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms started to collapse. From there, gravity worked its magic. The cloud began to ...

The search for life beyond Earth has marked a new discovery — evidence of an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet beyond our Solar System with modelling suggesting it may be a water world.