Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

Earth' planet named HD 20794 d, which could have conditions suitable for lifeThe planet has a mass six times greater than ...

Astronomers have long believed that the swirling disks of gas and dust that form planets around young stars last only about ...

Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic ...

Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, these Nature Photography prize winning images are a stunning visual tribute to ...

Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...

In a fascinating clip from the Science Channel show "How the Universe Works", scientists explain the composition of Saturn's ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” ...

If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as ...

The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...