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According to NASA, a low Earth orbit (singular) is any orbital trajectory that stays within 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of ...

Deep in the heart of Borneo’s rainforest, inside Malaysia’s Gunung Mulu National Park, lies the Sarawak Chamber, a colossal ...

It may sound like science fiction, but imagining a battle between a gas giant and a black hole helps us understand just how fragile our Solar System really is. Such a scenario might seem impossible, ...

New simulations show carbon enabled Earth’s inner core to solidify under realistic cooling, solving the nucleation paradox.

New research has unveiled the potential for an atmosphere around an Earth -sized planet located approximately 40 light-years ...

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar." ...

Previous studies pointed to liquid at the heart of the red planet. The latest findings indicate the inner core, while small, ...

This quiz will explore the science behind the scenery, the facts behind the familiar, and the wonders that make Earth a living planet.

NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according ...

The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

"These differences in timing can have surprising ecological, evolutionary and even economic consequences." Our current ...