Planetary scientists recently simulated an alternate version of our solar system: one with a super-Earth causing climate chaos on Earth, Mars and Venus. If our solar system had a super-Earth, it's ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

Scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, past global warming patterns and the speeding up of deep ocean circulation.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system's inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in ...

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend while rising to its highest point in the night sky. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Most scientists agree that a major collision 4.5 billion years ago with a protoplanet named Theia formed the Earth-Moon system. Now, a new study from the University of Nevada argues that, out of the ...

There's something big missing from our solar system — and that may be a good thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Planetary ...

Scientists from the Universities of Sydney and Sorbonne University have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, past global warming ...