Earth's now steamy Equator was covered with ice 716 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding appears to add solid evidence to the theory of an ancient "snowball Earth." The discovery ...

Imagine a massive meteor crashing into Earth, but this one isn’t from our solar system. A new study, recently uploaded to the ...

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

Still, though, a map of a planet with semi-permanent storms around its belt, with a violently churning equator … that starts to look otherworldly. It’s more like the planet-spanning white storms of ...

While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed ...

Earth’s highest peak isn’t the point that reaches closest to outer space, and the reason has nothing to do with Everest at all. Because our planet bulges at the equator, a mountain thousands of miles ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces. This unique path sustains ...

Though the exact length of a "stadia" is unknown, his measurement is thought to be accurate to within one percent of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images The equator is the imaginary line that horizontally ...

I nterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth this month, whizzing by at 270 million kilometers (168 ...

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