Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

Stephen Kane, a professor of planetary astrophysics at UC Riverside, was skeptical when he read recent studies that showed ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

The team analyzed borehole data from several wells using natural gamma-ray logs, core observations, and geochemical ...

The winter solstice doesn’t coincide with the latest sunrise or the earliest sunset. Those actually occur about two weeks ...

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...

Mars is half the size of Earth and has only a tenth of its mass, but a new study shows that even such a "lightweight" planet ...

Why did the ice ages occur? If you need a scapegoat, a new study by Stephen Kane of UC Riverside suggests pointing the finger ...

Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life. In a ...

Have you ever wondered why Earth goes through massive climate swings, from freezing ice ages to warmer periods like today?

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars ...