Spanish 3D animator and YouTuber, MetaBallStudios, has assembled a series of comparison videos that paint Earth from a very unique perspective. The creative has, for example, compared the sizes of ...

Investigations into the exoplanet K2-18b have revealed that the distant world could harbor the right conditions for life to exist. Last year, the planet—which is located around 124 light-years away in ...

In a new study, a team of astrophysicists, including two researchers at CU Boulder, have discovered a small and rocky world orbiting a star far from Earth—similar to our own planet, perhaps, but much ...

Eleven years ago today, NASA made an intriguing announcement. Using the Kepler space telescope, the agency had discovered an exoplanet the size of Earth located in the habitable zone of another star.

First global assessment of the extent of snow and ice cover on Earth's surface--a critical factor cooling the planet through reflected sunlight--and its response to warming temperatures ...

Five asteroids, one as large as a house and two each the size of an airplane, will fly past Earth between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard. The house-sized asteroid, ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting an ultracool red dwarf star similar in size to Jupiter. The red dwarf, located some 55 light-years away, is 100 times less bright than the sun ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 FM is larger than a 40-story building and will zoom within 7.5 lunar distances from Earth on Thursday, April 6, according to NASA. When you purchase through ...

The Sun and Moon exhibit nearly identical angular sizes in Earth's sky due to a coincidental ratio of their respective sizes and distances from Earth. This near-identical angular size allows for total ...

The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live ...