Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...

A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Ever wondered what the most abundant element on Earth is? Or how the elements that make up our planet compare to those floating out in the vast universe?

The Lafayette Meteorite, a chunk of Mars, has provided crucial insights into the Red Planet's geological history.

We have all admired the stunning images of Earth from space. But when we are standing in a park or gazing out of a window, ...

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...

big enough for more than 1,000 Earths to fit inside, with room to spare. While the four inner planets of the solar system – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – are all made of solid, rocky ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

There’s a new trend in the world that’s working against the planet, you know, the one you’re standing on. This new trend, ...