A new study finds that Earth once had Saturn-like rings. The temporary structure likely consisted of debris from a broken-up asteroid.

the study was published Tuesday in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The scientists behind the study believe ...

Inside our cells, ribosomes—the tireless "protein factories" of life—have just shown off a new skill they haven't used in ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared an incredible image of a sprite, a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high ...

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

F iguring out the day length of Earth is more complicated than you might imagine. While on average a day is 24 hours long, ...

How did Earth, alone among the Solar System's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

A new study does the difficult task of trying to piece together the history of the world’s largest subduction zone.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

Only July 3, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers aboard the International Space Station photographed a gigantic jet—a massive bolt ...