Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

A group of NASA scientists, with researchers from the University of Toho in Japan, has come up with a timeline for the ...

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

The film takes us on a journey through humanity’s evolving view of our home planet—from ancient beliefs that the Earth was flat and supported by gigantic elephants and turtles, to the scientific ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the ...

A team from the University of Bern and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS has developed a ...

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

It will lead to more purple, brown, or green hues in coastal or stratified areas, with less deep blue color in water as ...