In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified TOI-1846 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 154 light-years away.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

Data from oceans, ice and the air all point to the same thing: rising invisible heat. What experiments are working, and what kinds of trials do we need to stop?

Aliens have been one of the most enduring elements of science fiction. Sometimes they’re terrifying, sometimes they’re wise, ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth re ...

A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future ...

EXCLUSIVE: Scientists say the discovery of a Jupiter-like planet promises to further understanding of planetary systems.

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

The NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, providing the most detailed images and ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...