Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth on Thursday evening after nine unexpected months on the International Space Station. Though the astronauts may ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research. The explosive supernova deaths of ...

Continuous tracking of the asteroid targeting the moon will last until about April or May 2025. After that, 2024 YR4 will slip beyond Earth-based sensors and remain undetected until its next close ...

A new study from Rice University is giving scientists fresh hope that more Earth-like planets may exist in the universe. Researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro created a new model that explains ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of science’s biggest questions, and previous theories have suggested that lightning may have played a role. While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric ...

Although Earth is in the clear, the Moon may not be so lucky. NASA announced in late February that the asteroid’s estimated trajectory had moved farther from Earth, but also that there would still be ...

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Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery about lightning on Earth, a new study suggests. Thunderstorms are exceedingly common; a staggering 3 million lightning ...

wirestock via Freepik While the origin of life on Earth is still up for debate, the Miller-Urey hypothesis suggests that a strike of lightning into ocean water mixed with inorganic gases may have ...

Sadie Sink has officially been cast in Spider-Man 4, but with this addition, it's led many fans to wonder what character she could portray.

These craters are much more difficult to find on Earth. Eons of erosion and shifting of continents may have buried them and possibly erased them, which is why they are so rare, but not only can we ...

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