Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

The hurricane made landfall on the island on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 storm, bringing heavy wind and rain.

Here life from all across the world has come to establish itself, only to find an environment unlike any other the Earth has to offer ... See Electoral College map Bruce Springsteen Opens Toronto Show ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com It ...

When a supernova was seen glittering in the night sky for six months in 1181, it was so bright that Chinese and Japanese ...

The supernova that caused the nebula was recorded by Japanese and Chinese astronomers in the 12th century. Now, we know ...

These meteors come from the tail of the comet Tempel-Tuttle, a periodic comet that last swept through Earth’s orbit in 1998. The peak of the shower will occur Nov. 16-17 when observers should ...

Some of the most imperiled only live in human care... Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the rarest animals on Earth When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020 ...

NASA's Crew-8 mission members returned to Earth Friday — capping a nearly eight-month mission after their trip from the International Space Station was extended several times. The SpaceX Dragon ...

Sischo works with some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli – Hawaii’s native tree snails ... What we manage to keep on Earth will be what the next generation is able to put back.” ...