The Latest Breaking News from Earth

The largest full moon of 2024 rises this week when the Hunter's Supermoon takes to the sky on Wednesday (Oct. 16), becoming officially full the next morning.

New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position.

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and operation. For instance, the nucleus stores genetic material, and mitochondria produce energy.

Washington wants to test if its advanced THAAD system is useful against Iran’s new hypersonic ballistic missiles.

The Hunter's Moon rising this week is 2024's third supermoon in a row, which means the full Moon will look slightly bigger and brighter in the sky than usual.

The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.

This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.

Countries promised to save 30% of land and sea for nature - but as their deadline approaches, only 24 have followed through with a plan

Spacecraft will take more than five years to reach Europa