To date, the Voyager 2 probe has provided the only direct measurements of the radiation environment at Uranus. This led to ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS – again. Here's a look at the latest photo of the intriguing interstellar comet.

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of Earth’s mantle and ejecting a huge debris disk that later formed the moon.

Solar System's Run-In With 'Space Cloud' May Have Triggered a Series of Ice Ages 2 Million Years Ago, Says Scientists Around two million years ago, Earth underwent a series of temperature fluctuations ...

In the current issue of the journal Science, researchers determine the possible composition of Theia. The impactor’s composition allows conclusions about its place of origin. It is located in the ...

Later in December, the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet will get as close to Earth as it ever will. Here's what to know.

A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is ...

From major volcanic eruptions, to supercharged earthquakes to dedaly wildfires and floods, Earth's systems are going through ...

Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida Tech graduate, she leaves with not only a dual degree in planetary science ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.