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Although the Earth’s orbit around the Sun is circular today, at times it has been more elliptical – making the seasons more eccentric – and a new study has found this has impacted biological evolution.
The origin of Earth’s water continues to be debated by scientists – whether it was here when the planet formed or if it had an extraterrestrial source.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, launched on Wednesday, could be the first to alter an asteroid’s path, a technique that may be used to defend the planet in the future.
The billionaire Blue Origin founder has predicted that people who are born in space will one day take vacations to Earth “the way you visit Yellowstone National Park.”
While on board the International Space Station, the astronauts grew the first chile peppers in space and sampled their harvest in the past week.
The volley of radiation may trigger the northern lights if it collides with our atmosphere.
They range in size – from a whopping 329 miles in diameter to a comparatively measly 33 feet across, according to NASA.
Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed conflicted cultural values toward gender.
An atomic blast is not the preferred solution for planetary defense, but 3-D models are helping scientists prepare for a worst-case scenario.
A Russian film crew making the first movie in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending nearly two weeks at the International Space Station.
A Russian actress and film director landed near Russia’s spaceflight base in Kazakhstan after 12 days in orbit.
The program — called Virtual Reality Universe Project, or VIRUP — pulls together what the researchers call the largest data set of the universe to create three-dimensional, panoramic visualizations of space.
Massive eruptions transformed the climate in the Triassic era, creating the conditions in which dinosaurs diversified into many more species.
A SpaceX capsule carrying the first all-civilian crew into space has touched back down on Earth after three days in orbit.
The crew is suited up and preparing for an ocean landing near Florida in the hours to come.
The Inspiration4 mission was able to test out a big window to see back to Earth and out into space.
The first all-civilian crew ever to orbit the earth have blasted off on their historic mission.
After years of shooting meteorites with a special gun owned by NASA, researchers highlighted challenges for a preferred method of planetary defense.
The announcement comes four days after the United Nations issued an alarming report about the urgent threat of climate change.
The odds of a strike have risen from 1-in-2,700 to 1-in-1,750 over the next century or two.
The chances of one of the most hazardous asteroids in the solar system hitting Earth are higher than previously thought, NASA has said.
Scientists have improved their forecast of the orbital path of Bennu, a space rock the size of the Empire State Building that was visited by the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft.
A new study found a less than 1 percent probability that a growing imbalance between the amount of energy Earth absorbs and what it emits out occurred naturally.
A sponge-like fossil dating back approximately 890 million years may be the oldest prehistoric animal on Earth.
