The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple ...

A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence of an extreme ancient solar storm ...

A trio of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Université de Lyon, and Arizona State University, respectively ...

A new report, using more realistic ways of assessing the financial risks of environmental breakdown, has dramatically changed ...

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

Scientists have identified the most powerful solar storm ever recorded, an extreme event that struck Earth around 12,350 BC, ...

Two new studies used gravity data to pull back the curtain on the deep interiors of the Moon and one of the solar system’s largest asteroids.

William Shatner makes a planetary plea — Musk's response might ... Its reclassification not only altered the astronomical model but also challenged how people relate to celestial objects on ...

For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable result of a series of unlikely evolutionary leaps. But new research by ...

Planetary defense is knowing what's out there ... Those models are very similar. Europe's model is a little different than the model we use. But that's actually a strength. We compare results ...

an updated planetary model, as well as penetrating critiques of Ptolemaic astronomy. Ibn al-Shatir’s use of the Tusi-couple to simulate linear motion influenced Copernicus who produced similar ...