The Latest Breaking News from Earth

An innovative telescope design has proven successful for daytime skywatching, opening new doors for uninterrupted observation of the cosmos.

In 2018, satellite images captured a stunning spiral of cyanobacteria blooming in the Baltic Sea. The swirling mass of microbes helped to create a massive "dead zone" the size of West Virginia that starved the surrounding water of oxygen.

The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes.

Vanuatu Islands hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake, with risks and monitoring ongoing in the seismic region.

In her recent book, Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos, Lisa Kaltenegger discusses exoplanets, aliens, and how science mixes caution with optimism.

The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.

Our human ancestors arose in Africa due to many factors, including climate.

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back?

The first of a pair of climate satellites designed to study heat emissions at Earth's poles for NASA is in orbit after lifting off atop Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from the company's Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 7:41 pm NZST (3:41 am EDT) on Saturday, NASA informed…