Earth’s magnetic field, which acts as a protective blanket against harmful solar radiation and makes it possible for life to exist on the planet, might be older than previously thought, according to a ...

In the past 5,000 years, more than 1,700 nearby stars could have seen Earth and potentially detected life here, and four of those stars are known to possess rocky planets of their own, a new study ...

(The Hill) — Research published Thursday in the Oxford Open Climate Change journal suggests the world will reach the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the decade. In addition ...

Nasa’s Voyager 1 probe will reach a historic distance of one light-day from Earth in 2026. This milestone means radio signals ...

Astronomers look for distant planets by watching for the shadow the worlds cast when passing between their star and Earth. If any aliens are searching for other intelligent life, they could spot us ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an unusual ...

NASA detected an approaching asteroid set to safely fly past Earth on Monday 2020 PU1 follows an Earth-crossing orbit The asteroid is capable of causing a powerful airburst NASA’s automated asteroid ...