An incredible new video taken by a NASA astronaut living aboard the International Space Station shows an epic explosion over Earth. But it’s not warfare or any other man-made horror that created the ...

Earth is covered in water—but scientists still debate how it got here in the first place. This video explores the mysterious origins of Earth’s oceans, from exploding stars and ancient meteorites to ...

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Earth has faced multiple mass extinctions in its long history, with the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs being the most famous. But what if some of these catastrophic events were caused by ...

Scientists trying to work out whether a star exploded and the resulting debris crashed into Earth 10 million years ago may be one step closer to solving the mystery. They discovered an unusual amount ...

How is lightning initiated in thunderclouds? This is difficult to answer – how do you measure electric fields inside large, dangerously charged clouds? It was discovered, more or less by coincidence, ...

Earth is the only planet known to support life. Learn about what Earth is made of and where it came from. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Research by a Danish physicist suggests that the explosion of massive stars – supernovae – near the Solar System has strongly influenced the development of life. Prof. Henrik Svensmark of the ...