Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...

Our solar system didn't form by accident. This video explains the blueprint that created rocky worlds like Earth and Mars close to the Sun, and gas giants like Jupiter further out. We cover the Sun's ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

Space has a knack for bending our sense of scale. The Moon feels close enough to touch—after all, we see its craters with ...

The two outermost planets in the solar system are generally considered ice giants, yet we know little about their interiors.

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.

Located 446 light-years from Earth, this planet, dubbed 'HD 143811 b', orbits a 'binary system' where two stars swirl around ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

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

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

Looking into the medium to long-term future there has been the legitimate concern about our having enough land to put up ...