Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and ...

See stunning photos of Earth taken from space by astronauts and robotic spacecraft, celebrating our home planet on Earth Day.

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A distant planet might sit in the perfect orbit for life, with temperatures just ...

A scorching, airless world just 48 light-years away is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the geology of distant planets ...

Nature in the Neighborhood On Dec. 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders took a photo that photographer Galen Rowell ...

An international team of scientists announced on Wednesday that they have discovered two new "super-Earth" planets just 100 light-years away. Both of them are significantly larger than our own ...

A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to push Earth out of the solar system and wipe out life on this planet, according to a recent experiment. A terrestrial ...

Planet Earth III is a groundbreaking documentary series narrated by Sir David Attenborough that takes viewers on a journey to the world’s most dynamic and unpredictable habitat: the coasts. These ...

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal ...

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the popular nature docuseries is now airing on BBC America. By Rudie Obias If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our ...

A nearby “super-Earth” is giving scientists a rare look at the bare surface of a distant world, and it’s far from Earth-like.

It’s the Royal Albert Hall birthday party for Britain’s most beloved broadcaster. Which big names will do the speeches? What will the orchestra play? And will it all be overshadowed by the great man’s ...