A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances ...
A new analysis of meteorite isotopes challenges long-held ideas about Earth’s origins, suggesting our planet may have formed ...
NASA's planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope, has just discovered Kepler-452b, a planet that scientists are calling "Earth 2.0." Scientists said in a press conference Thursday that they ...
Scientists continue to mine data gathered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, retired in 2018, and continue to turn up surprises. A new paper reveals the latest: a possible rocky planet slightly larger ...
As of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083. Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a ...
As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low Earth orbit, defining the long-term approach toward advancing microgravity ...