Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the ...

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...

But real lightning would have struck infrequently—and mostly in open ocean, where organic compounds would have quickly ...

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.

A new study says space may become more littered with debris as climate change lessens nature's way of cleaning it up View on ...