Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

Emily Simpson, a passionate space enthusiast and recent Florida Tech graduate, has published groundbreaking research that imagines an alternate version of our solar system. Instead of the asteroid ...

Scientists have found a planet with the fastest known winds in the solar system – its winds are 2,000 times faster than Neptune, which has the fastest winds in our solar system ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

Researchers have unveiled new findings that reshape our understanding of the Moon's formation and Earth's early hydration.

"There are still many things related to planetary formation and the early evolution of young planetary systems that we don't ...

The Department of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanization studies the long-term interaction between cities (and their non-urban counterparts), land use, and the Earth system. The PANTROPOCENE project ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...