But that doesn't necessarily mean planets are perfect spheres. "We call them round, but they're not really perfectly round, ...

Flat Earthers may have chosen to completely dismiss scientific evidence and photos taken of our beautiful blue planet from ...

New close-up images reveal the surprising snowman shape of "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2024 ON, which tumbled safely ...

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

and it may even have helped shape how the atmosphere evolved. Similar fields might also exist on other planets in the solar system with an atmosphere, including Venus and Mars. “Understanding the ...

But before Darwin published his groundbreaking work in 1859, other scientists were already trying to explain the diversity of ...

Tall Boy A near-Earth asteroid is turning heads for its distinct shape. As seen in a series of radar images, the rocky object ...

From the smallest creak to the mightiest waterways, rivers have shaped the course of human civilization. UCSB's Vamsi Ganti discusses these processes and why studying them is of practical importance.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt ... Astronauts age more slowly than people on Earth. The difference isn't noticeable though — after spending six months on the ISS, astronauts age ...

To solve this mystery, scientists analyzed satellite images covering the entire Antarctic continent. This approach allowed ...