The chemical uniformity of Earth's mantle is greater than previously believed. Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily orbit Earth as a “mini-moon” for nearly two months starting ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid ...

A NASA astronaut joined sister station KCRA 3 live from the International Space Station to talk about her mission as she gets ...

The video model was released alongside a research paper in the November 2024 edition of Geoscience Frontiers. The work, led ...

Uncover the fascinating story of Earth's climate over millions of years, and how it relates to today's climate change ...

Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, can cause both the northern lights and widespread telecommunications disruptions. But could a powerful CME end the human race?

After all, Indigenous Peoples are the world’s greatest protectors of the environment. Our land is not just our home—it is our ...

Learn from John Hopkins scientists what happens when the building blocks of life evolve in extreme ocean worlds.

EDT on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the sun will cross the celestial equator, putting the magnetic fields of Earth and the ...

The autumn equinox, which comes around every September for the Northern Hemisphere, marks the official astronomical start of ...

Compared to Valles Marinensis, the Grand Canyon of Colorado is tiny, measuring 446 kilometers long, with a maximum width of ...