This is the story of our cosmic neighborhood's front row. We explore the four rocky planets forged in the sun's heat: ...

We’ve heard about terraforming the Moon and Mars as we attempt to colonize space, but what about Venus? Could we live here ...

Carl Sagan famously said that "We're all made of star stuff." But he didn't elaborate on how that actually happened. Yes, ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 ...

On this day in 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft made history with a close flyby of Venus, marking a major milestone in the early years of space exploration. The mission became America’s first ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

As the iconic movie celebrates its big 3-0, read along to find out which character from the film is most like your zodiac ...

According to expert numerologists, astrologers, and spiritual practitioners, four birth dates are most likely to carry a ...