Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – are all made of solid, rocky material, Jupiter is a gas giant with a composition similar t ...

Earth is no stranger to mass extinction events – it’s had five so far, and some scientists have even claimed we’re in the ...

but despite their huge size they are not expected to pose any danger to our planet. The "potentially hazardous" asteroids, ...

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of ...

Discover the world's top 10 largest countries by area, from vast Russia to expansive Australia, and learn fascinating details ...

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, according to NASA. The planet is what’s known as a gas giant, which means it doesn’t have a solid surface — though it may have a solid core about the ...

It will now travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometres), finally arriving at the biggest planet in the solar system ... habitability for life beyond Earth. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter ...

Damming, over-extraction, pollution and, increasingly, the human-caused climate crisis are driving the decline of the Caspian ...

Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.

A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week ... s no need to worry about any sort of threat to the planet any time soon, as it will still remain over 17 times farther ...

It could also help researchers reveal a clearer picture of the Earth’s geological past, while providing insights into the planet’s future. The survey on the top 10 topics aims to reach 140,000 ...

The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and its largest lake ... said Matthias Prange, an Earth systems modeler at the University of Bremen in Germany. As the world warms further ...