In May 2024, an epic solar storm rattled Earth so powerfully that its effects were felt even at the bottom of the ocean.

Brown launched the Planetary Health Initiative to explore the link between environmental change and human health.

For more than a century, nations have measured societal gains in terms of economic growth. But a new review published in the ...

The emergence of evidence on the climate crisis reveals the interaction between natural systems and human populations, underscoring the importance of social ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.

February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade. Pennsylvania ...

Planetary parades of four or five planets happen relatively regularly, though alignments of six or seven are remarkably rare. Six planets are already aligned in the night sky, but stargazers will ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets, just in time for February's fantastic planetary parade. Want to focus your stargazing on our cosmic neighbors ...