A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

W e tend to take the moon for granted—after all, it’s there night after night, just hanging out in the starry sky. But ...

One exciting project currently happening is NASA’s Lucy mission, which is on a quest to learn more about asteroids orbiting near Jupiter known as Trojans. These asteroids are thought to be ancient ...

It remains unclear how much conjecture is actually prophecy at this point, with legal hurdles in the way of revoking ...

Ready for a show? On the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14, a total lunar eclipse will occur as the moon moves into the Earth's umbra, or shadow, turning the bright white lunar ...

NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past the Earth later today at around 19,000 to 22,200 miles per hour.

Much like post-glacial rebound where the island of Greenland uplifted several inches out of the ocean after a massive glacier ...

Artist's rendering of a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a star called HD 20794.Illustration credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) The ...

Greenland is having a moment in the spotlight. U.S. President Donald Trump has been maneuvering to gain control of the ...

From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.

The facts we fight over and how we fight over them are value laden and fraught with questions of interpretation. Meaningful ...