For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon, which is about half the ...

Turns out, breaking the record was never really in doubt. The year easily beat out the previous record holder, 2023, for the warmest year on record globally, according to data collected and analyzed ...

Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...

Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily ...

A NASA postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems ...

The radiation of high-energy protons in the South Atlantic Anomaly can cause a satellite, such as the International Space ...

However, the worst will still be yet to come as a vast wave of plasma and magnetic fields follows close behind, causing havoc for the planet's electrical system. The last time Earth was hit by a ...

A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city. Israel’s military said the projectile landed ...

It seems 2025 will have a strong start, too, with a planet parade just a few weeks ... of all seven planets in our solar system other than Earth. It will be difficult to see them all since Saturn ...

Asteroid 2024 XN1 is the largest of the next five asteroids that will make close approaches to Earth. Meanwhile, two more asteroids will pass our planet on December 21. One of the asteroids ...