Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

For the hot end, an aluminium mount was pressed into soil, transferring the Earth’s ambient heat to the engine’s bottom plate ...

The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.

ITER project has entered a critical phase: the reactor core is assembled, and each weld will try to recreate solar fusion on Earth.

Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College in River Grove has a full slate of holiday programming that’s fun and ...

NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system.

The Nuclear Furnace at the Sun's Heart The temperature in the Sun's core is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million ...

My colleagues Karl Mathiesen and Corbin Hiar have an in-depth POLITICO Magazine feature today that digs into the story of a ...

The Ripton writer, educator and environmentalist has spent decades warning us about an impending climate apocalypse. Now he offers a ray of hope in dark times.

Scientists have revealed a grim prospect for humanity's future, as they warn Earth will eventually be consumed by the sun. In roughly five billion years, our star will burn the last of its hydrogen ...

The Charlotte rapper explains the making of The Pilot, his decision to quit drinking, the Afrofuturist vision of First In ...