A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data ...

Carbon sinks are sites that "naturally remove potentially atmosphere-damaging carbon dioxide from the atmosphere," including ...

The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes ...

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...

There may be a new bright comet in the night sky, but this weekend Earth also has a new moon. As of Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, our planet’s gravitational pull has captured a space rock and sent it ...

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Earth's "mini-moon" is here to stay for a couple of months.

Disturbances in the system that moves water around the world place more than half of global food production at risk ...

A small asteroid called 2024 PT5 will temporarily orbit Earth this fall. Here's what it looks like and whether it will be visible to the naked eye.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only ...

ForbesEarth’s New ‘Second Moon’ Is As Big As The Statue Of Liberty—And Scientists Just Found Its OriginBy Jamie Carter Although there is only one true orbiting object around Earth — the ...

Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking ...

Amazon's rebranded MMO—is out now, welcoming a host of new players from the realm of consoles to the shores of this ...