New research challenges the idea that the hemispheres' matching brightness is a fundamental property of the planet

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ancient supercontinent 1.5 billion years ago transformed Earth's surface environments,

The U.S. government and private financiers are pouring money into critical minerals, believing China won’t ever be a reliable supplier again.

Contrary to online rumors, Earth still only has one true moon, but astronomers have discovered a so-called 'quasi-moon.' Here's what it is.

A research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), along with collaborators, has found that long-term orbital variations occurring over million-year timescales may have served as the "pacemaker" for Earth's ancient oxygenation pulses.

The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper into the solar system before leaving our cosmic neighborhood some time between Nov. 27, 2025 and Jan. 27, 2026, the International Asteroid Warning Network is kicking off a campaign to observe the comet.

The discovery of a new asteroid in the Earth's orbit around the sun has led to chatter that it's a second moon.

Strategic stockpiles of rare earth materials is another way for America to achieve rare earth independence from China. This company wants to start one.

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – A Canadian mining company plans to build a facility in Calcasieu Parish to refine rare earth metals used in a variety of motors and electronics in the consumer, technology and defense industries.

Shares of U.S.-listed rare earth miners slumped before the bell on Monday after Washington and Beijing reached a framework for a trade deal that could pause planned U.S. tariffs and Chinese export controls on critical minerals,

The strongest storm on Earth in 2025 is about to hit Jamaica. Here's what you need to know about Hurricane Melissa before its first landfall.