For the past four years, NASA 's Perseverance rover has rambled over a region of Mars where scientists say a strong river ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a mysterious rock on the Red Planet, which the space agency has named 'Skull Hill'.

The U.S. Coast Guard’s quest to buy a new fleet of icebreakers has drawn interest from both domestic and international ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...

Within the annual worldwide celebrations of Earth Day every April 22, there’s always a bit of sadness and, maybe, even fear.

A new analysis by UC Boulder geologists suggests the ancient Mars landscape was formed by falling precipitation, including ...

The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

A clean energy system tailored for polar conditions has been put into operation in China's Qinling station in Antarctica. The ...

A 2D representation of Earth, such as a chart or map, can mislead us when visualizing long international routes.

As the climate has warmed, the world experienced the biggest drop in hunger and malnutrition ever. Still, when food prices ...