NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

An agreement on the third implementation phase of Destination Earth (DestinE), the European Commission's initiative to ...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to ...

The new plot twist is that in order to keep enough nitrogen and phosphorus near its surface, a planet has to start out with ...

Credit: NASA Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve ...

NASA selects STRIVE and EDGE missions to advance Earth science research, improve atmospheric and ecosystem monitoring, and support environmental and safety planning.

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite is one of two next generation satellites selected by NASA to help ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of what appears to be an "ice cold Earth," a chilly but potentially habitable rocky world similar to our own located less than 150 light-years away. As ...

On Mars or the Moon, researchers use high-resolution optical cameras to spot “skylights,” which are essentially holes in the ground where a cave roof has collapsed. But on Venus, the thick atmosphere ...