With an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,760 kilometers), our planet Earth is the biggest of the terrestrial planets and ...

YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored.

Scientists have long overlooked white dwarfs as hosts for habitable exoplanets, assuming their lack of fusion would make life impossible. But new climate models challenge that idea, showing that ...

Of the nearly 6,000 confirmed exoplanets in the Milky Way, Tylos has one of the most-studied atmospheres out there. It's what we call a hot Jupiter – a world comparable in size to our own gas giants, ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...

Sergey Donchenko, Director General of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Physico-Technical and Radio ...

High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

Not only is Earth’s inner core spinning and growing, but it’s also changing shape, according to new research. Our planet’s [… ...

White dwarf stars could host habitable planets. Fast planetary rotation reduces cloud cover, keeping surface temperatures stable.

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

NASA has uncovered a surprising force that could subtly alter Earth's spin. A single move from China appears to be ...

Various incredible natural phenomena exist across Earth's surface. Rare and unexpected natural wonders occasionally become ...