On April 6, 2026, shortly before Earth slid behind the Moon from the perspective of Orion, and the spacecraft lost radio ...

When UW professor David Catling from the department of Earth and space sciences (ESS) was named a 2026 geochemistry fellow, ...

NASA further said that the phase angle of the image is 98 degrees, meaning that less than half of both Earth and the Moon are directly illuminated.

Today is Earth Day, a time to think about how to protect the planet that all of us share. Each year on April 22, Earth Day ...

NASA shut down Voyager 1's charged particles instrument to save dwindling power, as the interstellar spacecraft loses about 4 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Pew Research poll reveals partisan division over U.S. scientific leadership, with Democrats far more concerned ...

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First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day on April 22 honors our planet and peace. The Earth has inspired filmmakers to depict ...

Glazer Hall and the Cox Science Center and Aquarium will screen "Ocean" with live performances by Palm Beach Symphony and the ...

The Earth’s crust is constantly changing. It’s currently made of many huge rock slabs called tectonic plates—seven major ones along with many more smaller plates—that fit together like puzzle pieces ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...