The Red Planet comes closest to Earth, disappears behind the Moon in an occultation, and finally reaches opposition in the ...

A warmer ocean means increased evaporation, which in turn results in heavier rains in some areas and droughts in others. It ...

The moon will pass closely by Jupiter this evening (Jan. 10), meeting up with the gas giant in the constellation Taurus.

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

It breaks the previous record set in 2023, and pushes the world over a critical climate threshold, according to new data from ...

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate ...

Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...

On Jan. 10, we celebrate National Quitter’s Day, which recognizes those who begin the year with the best intentions and most ...

Global average temperatures for 2024 were around 1.6C above those of the pre-industrial period - the time before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels - according to Copernicus data.

Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft captured close-up images of Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby, offering new views ...