There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope ...

Earth is often described as a circle or an oval, but it is neither. As the planet spins more than 1,000 miles per hour at the ...

Scientists discovered Earth’s magnetic field is weakening over the Atlantic Ocean, but what does that mean for life on the ...

Earth Day returns next week for its 55th anniversary — a timely reminder that environmental and climate action is more urgent than ever. The global initiative has been held annually since 1970, when ...

Ah, Earth. We may not think about our planet on a day-to-day basis, but the world we live in is a pretty interesting place. The third rock from the Sun—and to this day, the only one with known ...

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...

The world’s biggest Earth science conference had a shocking backdrop this year, with the Trump administration announcing that ...

Land of Terror, "Earth as Art," October 14, 2014. No water. No vegetation. No oases. Known as the "Land of Terror," the Tanezrouft Basin in Algeria is one of the most desolate parts of the Sahara ...

Earth Hour 2024 sees millions unite around the world in support and celebration of our planet, with more than 1.4 million hours given for the planet. At 8:30 pm local time on 23rd March 2024, millions ...

Earth Hour 2024 returns by providing 60 minutes of global unity around the world, in support and celebration of our planet. In an increasingly divided world, Earth Hour serves as a beacon of ...

Humanity's first look at Earth from the moon didn't come until Aug. 23, 1966, when this grainy, black-and-white image showed our planet as a crescent above the lunar horizon, appearing to rise as the ...

While the search for exoplanets has revealed more than 4,000 planets beyond our solar system over the last couple of decades, it begs the question of what may be looking back. That’s the question ...