A ring could explain a mysterious arrangement of impact craters near the equator and might even have caused an ice age, ...

“Over millions of years, material from this ring gradually fell to Earth, creating the spike in meteorite impacts observed in ...

Stock image of the Earth with rings. Researchers have suggested that the Earth may once have had rings just like Saturn over 400 million years ago. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS The researchers' idea ...

Voyager 1 was responsible for one of the most iconic space photos in the history of the space program. In 1990, while still ...

The image was taken by the DSCOVR spacecraft about a million miles away from Earth. Like a pen blew up all over Earth. 13.In ...

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the Earth may have once had a system of Saturn-like rings. The rings are ...

During an equinox, places around the globe experience nearly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime. The second occurrence ...

Saturn comes second to Jupiter in many respects—in size, age, prominence of stripes—but in terms of scientific intrigue, it ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The full harvest supermoon will shine brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken ...

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system, which formed around 466 million years ago.

While Saturn's rings are the best known, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rings. And now, a new study published in the scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters seems to show ...