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The planet parade is back once again, and this time six planets will align in the sky. Here's when and what planets will be a ...

Earth’s green center has been drifting steadily for decades, reflecting a change in where vegetation grows most intensely.

Unlike a solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, people watching Tuesday morning’s lunar eclipse don’t have to worry about damaging their eyes. Binoculars will ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

Scientists have long thought that when the ocean is sealed under a kilometre-thick shell of ice, the usual connection between ...

The planet Neptune has a large dark spot "with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it," inveru observations using ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies?

Scientists have discovered that melting Antarctic ice once disrupted Earth’s global ocean conveyor belt. During past deglaciations, massive meltwater flows strengthened stratification in the Southern ...

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins ...

A rare celestial event is set to occur Saturday night, as six planets will line up across the sky, but will we even see them?