Scientists say small changes in the way the Earth orbits the sun hold the key in major global changes in climate, like ice ...

YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, currently has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA. The percentage was initially calculated at just 1%, and scientists say that ...

"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic planet formation.

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Earth’s climate is heating up faster than expected, and a major culprit is the changing behavior of clouds over oceans. As ...

The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is ...

Earth is absorbing more sunlight and trapping more heat than it releases into space, causing our planet to warm up at an increasing rate. New research shows that cloudy areas over oceans are ...

Building on a previous study that supported the ancient philosopher Plato’s conjecture—that Earth is mostly made from ...