A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

The asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, is set to pass remarkably close to Earth in 2029. While posing ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets: planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to ...

But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...

Rather than literally translating English words, experts have focused on visually representing the underlying concepts for ...

Imagine being able to watch Earth breathe, capturing each subtle shift in the ground, tracking everything from tectonic ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.

A 3-D map of the strange remains of a supernova seen in 1181 traces the odd tendrils of gas that jut out for several light-years in all directions.