An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind ...

The City of Springfield, Missouri, known as the birthplace of Route 66, has been selected as the host city to kick off the Route 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. The city was awarded by the U.S ...

The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday, May 10, entering the atmosphere at about 2:24 a.m. ET (9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia ...

April was Earth's second warmest on record and that's keeping 2025 on a pace to finish slightly behind 2024 for the planet's record warmest year, according to just-released data. April Again ...

Because the Soviet-era spacecraft was designed to survive the extreme temperature and atmospheric density of Venus, researchers suspect it could survive a trip through Earth's, too. If everything ...

Gravity is one of the fundamental forces that helps life stay stable on Earth and keeps us grounded. Yet, across the globe, there are mysterious spots where the laws of physics seem to bend or ...

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.Built to land on the solar system's hottest planet, the titanium-covered ...

Ten got stuck in Earth orbit. All of them re-entered Earth’s atmosphere the same year they were launched – except Kosmos 482, which has stayed aloft for 53 more years. As the last remnant of ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. Its uncontrolled entry was confirmed by both the Russian Space Agency and European ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Brick Convention, known as the greatest Lego fan event on earth, is in Springfield this weekend. The event features professional artists from around the world ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...

Earth Day is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. The environmental event is marked by an estimated one billion people across more than 190 countries, according to the Earth Day ...