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Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.
V, the playwright formerly Eve Ensler, is hoping her new piece of theater can do for climate change what her āThe Vagina Monologuesā did for womenās rights.
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trumpās pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.
An international team of scientists say theyāve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old.
A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record ā second only to 2023 ā making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured.
Scientists are using used fossilized feces and vomit from Poland to reconstruct how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth.
British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with āOrbital,ā a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station.
The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.
Space weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.
The festival, which returns on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Brackenridge Park, will provide educational events about pollinators, monarch tagging and plant giveaways.
Clear skies for viewing, but the moon will not turn red like it does during a full lunar eclipse
Earthās string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July.
A Texas church has not one ā but two ā members aboard the International Space Station.
The United Nations is calling for a flurry of efforts to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures in what it calls an extreme heat epidemic.
Chinaās Changāe 6 probe has returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.
SpaceXās mega Starship rocket has completed its first full test flight, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas.
China says its spacecraft unfurled the countryās red and gold flag on the far side of the moon before lifting off with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth.
New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought.
NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock.
For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad faster.
With help from the San Antonio River Authority (SARA), students from the Advanced Learning Academy will hear from NASA astronaut Laurel OāHara aboard the International Space Station.
Turkeyās first astronaut has returned home to a heroās welcome as a symbol of the countryās advances in technology and aerospace.
Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station.
NASA's newest climate satellite has blasted off to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail.
Astronomers say an asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
While the U.S. is shivering through bone-chilling cold, most of the rest of world is feeling unusually warm weather.
A new United Nations report calculates that the globe is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed upon international climate threshold.
The 12 months ending in October were the hottest ever recorded on Earth and likely the planetās hottest 12-month period ever recorded, according to a report from the nonprofit science research group Climate Central.
Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died.
With last yearās undersea volcano injecting massive amounts of water high into the atmosphere, scientists were bracing for a big Antarctica ozone hole this fall.
After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September.
One of the best places on Earth to see the annular eclipse next month is in the Hill Country, and emergency responders are collaborating to create a safety plan for the influx of people planning to visit the area.
A new study of Earth's health says the planet is outside its āsafe operating space for humanityā on six out of nine key measurements.
The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.
Death Valley is putting a sizzling exclamation point on a record warm summer across the globe as it flirts with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded.
Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high temperatures across parts of the country started claiming lives.
Five of these meteorites are now on display at the āWelcome to Earthā exhibit at the Witte Museum. You can check them out through the summer months and even touch a 4.56 billion-year-old meteorite that was discovered in Morocco back in 2000!
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials said five asteroids will pass directly by Earth Friday and Saturday, including one the space agency redirected last September.
Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, drawing notice in the scientific community and prompting public chatter that climate change might be accelerating.
The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earthās atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak.
A European spacecraft around Mars has sent its first livestream from the red planet to Earth to mark the 20th anniversary of its launch.
The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdomās first female astronaut.
