Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...

NASA Artemis missions are working toward a near future where humans are an interplanetary species—lunar bases are planned by 2030 and a round trip to Mars in 2039. These planet-hopping people will ...

When the Sun reaches the end of its life, in about five billion years, it will transform into a giant star, hundreds of times larger than it is today. For decades, astronomers have debated what ...

In the quiet layers of rock, footprints, bones, and leaves tell a story of worlds lost, and of our own uncertain future. Every year, National Fossil Day invites us to pause and think about the ...

There is great interest in the topic of how long humanity will be able to exist on the Earth. For many years people have contemplated the apocalyptic visions of the world, with ancient civilizations ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the Moon getting farther away from Earth? – ...

Earth system models (ESMs) integrate the interactions of atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and biosphere to estimate the state of regional and global climate under a wide variety of conditions. A model ...