Early V-2 Photos of Earth V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory.

Astrophysicists have been grappling with the question of how water arrived on our young planet for decades. One of the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope was late to launch, but the observatory is making up for lost time. After several years of ...

In essence, they mimicked the environmental swings thought to be common on the early Earth, including periods of moisture followed by arid conditions. Rather than producing disorganized reactions, the ...

A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth ... intel in early March, would help ...

Why Trust Us? A new study from scientists at Nagoya University in Japan analyzes how the Earth likely sported a green hue in its early days. Due to evolutionary pressures and the light spectrum ...

Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering ... Friday, February 21, 2025: A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early Wednesday (Feb. 19), blazing a trail of fire ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life.

Scientists using DESI discovered thousands of hidden black holes in dwarf galaxies, changing our understanding of space.

Studies of ancient terrestrial rocks suggest liquid water existed on Earth as early as 100 million years after the sun's formation–practically "immediately" on an astrophysical timescale.

Some scientists propose that Earth was once covered in shades of purple instead of green. The idea suggests early life forms used a different molecule for photosynthesis than today’s chlorophyll.