Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are "Snowball Earth" events that happened hundreds of ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Earth about to pull tiny space rock into its orbit as temporary ‘mini moon’, scientists say - Space rock to orbit Earth for ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Researchers created a curve of global mean surface temperature throughout deep time, providing context for understanding ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Earth Observation Rivals Ponder SpaceX’s Starshield Effect is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

Lavas from hotspots - -whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland -- likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to an evaluation of volcanic hotspots.

A four-person SpaceX crew returned to Earth early Sunday after the Polaris Dawn mission, which included the first private ...