New research from Purdue ... assistant professor in Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Their ...

Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

Beyond Neptune lies the Kuiper Belt, a vast region of icy bodies that holds the secrets to the solar system’s formation.

A solar wind event squashed the protective bubble around Uranus just before Voyager 2 flew by the planet in 1986, shifting ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

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After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

There is a 50% chance that global warming will consistently exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next six years, according to a ...

You might have heard about plans to establish a self‑sustaining city on Mars. Here’s what life would really be like on the ...

From time to time, when Earth's tectonic plates shift, the planet emits a long, slow belch of carbon dioxide. In a new ...

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