The Latest Breaking News from Earth

NASA astronauts have spent seven months aboard the International Space Station, far exceeding their planned eight-day mission after safety concerns grounded their return spacecraft. Despite the extended stay, they remain focused on scientific research and maintenance tasks, with plans to return to Earth in April 2025 aboard a SpaceX vehicle.

Greenland is flush with rare earth elements, which America needs for tech and defense—but China largely controls.

Scientists expect the moon to have better soil for growing food than the red planet

International team drills 1.2 million-year-old ice core in Antarctica, offering insights into Earth's climate history and greenhouse gas levels.

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even better view arrives in February and March. Here's what you need to know.

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or wait until 2027.

A team of scientists have drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that is at least 1.2 million years old.

Steven Wilson will release The Overview, a concept album featuring two long-form pieces of music, on March 14