The second installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

The resulting products were ionized; their mass-to-charge ratios were determined based on the time it took for them to reach ...

Asteroids and comets reveal complex organic molecules which form in space and might have contributed to Earth’s early biology ...

The idea goes that if a sulfur-rich fluid is introduced, gold forms this gold-sulfur complex, and when it turns out, it is ...

Clam shells could help scientists understand the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system — and predict whether that ...

The radiation of high-energy protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly can cause a satellite, such as the International Space ...

As Earth grows warmer, its ground is becoming drier and saltier, with profound consequences for the planet’s 8 billion ...

Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only ...

For the past eight years, NASA's Juno spacecraft has been zooming around giant Jupiter. By the end of 2024, it will have made a total of 68 close passes around the planet, snapping pictures of its ...