Even from space, you can see that the planet Earth is full of life. When you take a closer look, you'll discover a delicate balance of millions of different life forms co-existing, and relying on each ...

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

Of the seven Earth-sized worlds orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one planet in particular has attracted the attention ...

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

(CN) — Astronomers have finally discovered a planet that resembles Earth — only it shows what our planet might look like 8 billion years in the future. Scientists estimate that in around 5 billion ...

A collision between Earth and a massive Mars-sized protoplanet likely caused the formation of our moon. Now scientists from the Max Planck Institute suggest that doomed planet was likely a rowdy ...

The article highlights the paradox of widespread belief in the abundance of life in the universe juxtaposed with humanity's singular known example on a planet facing rapid climate change. It ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Scientists have revealed what would actually happen to our planet if an asteroid the size of One World Trade Center smashed into it. The findings were modeled on near-Earth asteroid Bennu, considered ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...