In Shubhanshu Shukla’s case, a splashdown made sense. SpaceX missions are designed for water landings. The Pacific Ocean ...

New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

The transition from water to land is one of the most remarkable chapters in the history of life on Earth. Over 360 million years ago, life began its slow but steady migration from the oceans onto dry ...

Landing in the ocean is the preferred way to bring back astronauts from space, though some spacecraft also make a landing on ...

Live updates from SpaceX's Amazon mission Wednesday, July 16, that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience ...