TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...

When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers ...

P erihelion – or the Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026. At this point, our ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, scientists say.

Our sun is about halfway through its life, which means Earth is as well. After a star exhausts its hydrogen nuclear fuel, its ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

It turns out we can also move vast bands of radiation and make them into a barrier around our planet, even though we had no ...

June 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Rockström is a research professor in earth system science at University Potsdam, the director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and co-founder of the Planetary Guardians. The ...

Before Earth, there was “proto Earth,” a primitive hunk of rock that formed four and a half billion years ago. It was drastically different to the Earth we know today, heaving with lava and rock all ...

It's all about perspective: The higher you go, the more you can see the curve. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The answer is all ...