We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view ...

A 2011 satellite photo shows off an "imbricate fan" of alternating rocks in Pakistan's Sulaiman Range.

Earth seen from the Moon during the Artemis II mission. (NASA) Mass extinctions. Giant volcanic eruptions. Oceans suddenly ...

Two scientists explored the idea that there was another civilizaton before humans, which harnessed energy and wiped itself ...

The discovery boosts the chances of finding extraterrestrial life.

Startup upgrades 'Earth Search Engine' to open new paths to high-resolution satellite imagery and data-driven insights.

Deep beneath submarine volcanoes, Earth may be running a natural “gold kitchen.” By analyzing volcanic glass from the ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet that has an atmosphere and sits within the habitable zone of a solar system.

When we discuss climate change today, we are mostly concerned with how such change will impact our environment and our lives. We look to the past to help understand climate cycles and how our current ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this ...