It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

The boundary between the two lies about 465 miles (750 kilometers) beneath the Earth's surface. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is the familiar landscape on which we live ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space, capturing a stunning view of Earth and the moon. The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the ...

Up here on the International Space Station I don’t get affected by the seasons but on Earth the seasons are always changing: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. What causes the seasons to change?

Nov. 7, 2024 — Encouraging quietness during zoo trips can help visitors better appreciate their inhabitants and lead to more fulfilling, respectful and informative ...

Buried Alive: Carbon Dioxide Release from Magma Deep Beneath Ancient Volcanoes Was a Hidden Driver of Earth's Past Climate Oct. 30, 2024 — A team discovered that, contrary to present scientific ...

Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have affected millions of people.

A number of ancient cultures believed that the Earth was flat because, simply, they didn’t know any better. But incredibly, there are people today who still believe that the Earth is flat ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...