Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

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Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

NASA’s Earth Observing System provides nearly 30 years of continuous, high-quality measurements of Earth’s land, oceans, atmosphere, and ice, supporting climate research and long-term environmental ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field.

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...