Searching for technosignatures—signs of technology on a planet that we can see from afar—remains a difficult task. There are ...

Scientists are sharpening their forecasts for how long Earth can remain a comfortable home for complex organisms, and the ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

The formation of a sixth ocean, and the tectonic shifts that lie ahead, are proof that Earth is a dynamic, ever-evolving ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may be in store for Earth billions of years from now - showing it is ...

Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Scientists across the world are focusing on an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth. Here's what to know about the asteroid, as well as the role one Arizona observatory ...

The rocky planet, roughly twice Earth's size, has offered astronomers a glimpse of one of Earth’s possible futures — if it doesn’t get engulfed by our expanding sun. When you purchase through links on ...

Research found an overwhelming majority of children want people to live as greenly as possible with items like solar panels, ...

The war may be over, but the planet of the apes lives on. On Thursday, we got our first full look at the latest film in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise and what Earth's future holds for the ...

Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it's impossible to get there, but ...