The object’s aphelion—the farthest point on the orbit from the sun—is more than 1,600 times that of Earth’s orbit,” Institute ...

Peer launched Global Simulation, a real-time digital Earth where players use avatars to connect by location and build relationships in a living, spatial network.

Does it sometimes seem like every single inch of Earth has been discovered? Far from it. But scientists are working on it.

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

The European Space Agency’s ACES mission could ultimately pave the way for a global network of atomic clocks that make these ...

This year's Earth Day theme, set by EarthDay.org, is "Planet vs. Plastics," calling for "a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040." The organization states that it aims to "build ...

And what better time to keep our planet happy and healthy than ... You can create or find an Earth action event on the site's map or get out the word on social media. You can visit earthday.org ...

Planet Labs maps Russia's military build-up on the eve ... transmitters and solar arrays on compact fliers that circle the Earth at 28,000 kilometers per hour, all while capturing images of ...

The vision is a ‘Mission Control Room’ for planet earth, accessible to all, including both planetary scale health assessments and high-resolution spatial maps across the world. The planet is ...