Earth

A new model of the whole Earth shows how the mantle and crust drive the movement of tectonic plates as well as the creation and destruction of supercontinents.

The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet.

Gusting winds in northern California are helping the spread of the Kincade fire, as shown in a new animation from NASA.

Satellite images captured a rare glimpse of a phenomenon known as atmospheric gravity waves.

Northern California is dotted by fires so devastating that their plumes can be seen from space.

California residents spent an anxious weekend tracking the path of a wildfire through Sonoma County north of San Francisco Bay — and satellites have been watching along with locals.

The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to its smallest size yet. Here's why.

Space companies worldwide want to bring more data to your devices, faster than ever before.

A nonprofit called The Earth Archive wants to make a 3D map of the entire planet, before the climate crisis changes Earth's face forever.

The grim future of new TNT sci-fi series "Snowpiercer" began with climate change. Could our rapidly warming world undergo a global deep freeze?

Earth's magnetic field flipped 26 times every million years during the Cambrian period, the highest frequency ever documented.

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano sent the United Nations an important message about climate change and the need to protect the future of our planet, in a new video from the space station.

An Earth-observing satellite called DSCOVR has been stuck in safe mode for three months, and its operators finally have a plan to reboot it — but not for another few months.

Avio, an Italian aerospace company, has officially partnered with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to make space more accessible.

A high-altitude balloon system continues to float toward commercial flight.

For years, society has benefited from technologies developed to reach and provide services in space.

The 2019 IPCC special report details the most up-to-date realities of climate change and shows how it's progressing faster than expected.

New analyses of volcanic rocks fill gaps in Earth's ancient history.