Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

Ten events that would unfold if gravity suddenly vanished, beginning with the effects on our bodies and ending with the ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

A team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) compared the early impact histories of Venus and Earth, discovering that Venus experienced higher-energy impacts, resulting in an overheated core.

When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

A spaceship gently lands on the surface of Mars. This once arid and lifeless red planet is now lush and vibrant. As a city comes into view, passengers see people strolling along bustling streets, ...

While Mars today only has a wispy remnant of an atmosphere, it may once have had one hundreds of times thicker with a ...

Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...