A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

With an atmosphere, by mass, of primarily hydrogen (76 per cent) and helium (24 per cent), and by volume of 89 per cent ...

NASA’s Asteroid Watch Dashboard has issued a new list of five asteroids on approach, with close passes to Earth expected ...

New projections show that temporarily overshooting this limit—even up to 3°C—would lock in severe and irreversible glacier ...

While an incredibly useful resource for humans, plastic has become a blight on our ecosystems and planet. Due to its ...

A massive asteroid nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower is set to fly past Earth this weekend, sparking global interest. Moving ...

A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

Geologists find giant mosasaur vertebra in Mississippi, a marine predator that ruled the seas 66 million years ago, ...

Jupiter is an impressive phenomenon in our solar system. Nevertheless, it has diminished considerably since its early days.

Following the death of Sebastião Salgado, we look back at Genesis, the Franco-Brazilian's global exhibition that paid tribute ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

The clouds in Antarctica might be fueled by penguin poop. Penguin poop - sorry, penguin guano - is creating clouds in ...