No humans have traveled directly over the Earth's poles from space. SpaceX will attempt to launch four passengers over the Earth's poles.

The Earth’s oceans, vast and mysterious, cover more than 70% of our planet’s surface. They play a critical role in regulating ...

Located in Tanzania, Africa’s tallest mountain sits on the Kenyan border in East Africa, some 200 miles south of the Equator.

After nearly 36 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet’s atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

Commercial mission plans to observe Earth's poles from low-Earth orbit for the first time and complete 22 research ...

On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. Equinoxes are the only time when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time. The events have been marked and ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.