Five asteroids, including one the size of a house, will approach Earth within the next two days. On Wednesday, March 25, the asteroids, the size of a car, an airplane, and two more the size of buses, ...

In the race to secure the critical mineral supply chain, the U.S. government has sought to ramp up production of rare earths and rare earth magnets. Now, experts say the key to securing these supplies ...

Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner solar system, they consider it likely that 6–40% of this material must have ...

The Eiffle Tower is among the world's iconic landmarks that went dark for Earth Hour. © Shérif Scouri / WWF France After two decades of incredible global impact ...

The Earth’s crust is constantly changing. It’s currently made of many huge rock slabs called tectonic plates—seven major ones along with many more smaller plates—that fit together like puzzle pieces ...

Earth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security, climate stability, and human well-being. However ...

The White House and NASA released imagery captured by the cameras of the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission. An Earthset, captured by the Artemis II crew from the Orion Integrity spacecraft ...

A new image from the Artemis II Orion spacecraft, currently en route home from its journey to the Moon, reveals Earth for what it is: a glorious sphere. This is news because an alarming number of our ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The space rock—known as "2026 FB4"— is about 29 feet across and is set to make its closest approach to Earth tomorrow at ...

The Artemis II crew catches a crescent Earthset before losing radio signal with mission control as the Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the moon. Credit: NASA They spent about seven hours ...

The continued burning of fossil fuels is locking heat in Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land — instead of allowing it to reflect back into space, a new report finds. By Eric Niiler The Earth is out of ...

Earth’s climate is wildly out of balance, and there is no precedent in recorded history for what is happening now on our planet. That’s the conclusion of the World Meteorological Organization’s annual ...