The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

Commuting to Concordia research station in Antarctica takes days—it’s more remote than the International Space Station. Here’s how to get there.

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon through our planet’s most precious and remote ecosystems ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Gu also noted that it requires further investigation to assess whether the discovered habitable planet truly possesses conditions suitable for Earth-like life. The research is jointly conducted by the ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Google marks two decades of Google Earth, the revolutionary tool that has changed how we see and interact with our planet.

ESA’s Biomass satellite reveals hidden carbon, forests, and terrain using advanced radar that sees through trees, sand, and ...

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...

The Webb Telescope found two young planets forming sand clouds in the YSES‑1 system, revealing unprecedented details about ...