What happens at the end of our world? Scientists have found an Earth-like planet orbiting a star 4,000 light years away from the solar system that may reveal our planet’s ultimate fate. The rocky ...

A new scientific model suggests that Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere may last for around 1 billion more years before a dramatic transformation removes the conditions that support complex life. The ...

About 1800 light years away, a planet the size of Neptune is orbiting perilously close to its baleful, bloated red star — and it could be carrying some clues about Earth’s eventual fate. The planet — ...

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 ...

Engineering Earth could become essential for protecting civilization from supervolcanoes, climate disruption, rising seas and ...

With Starmus Earth: The Future of Our Home Planet around the corner, we sat down with David Eicher, the Astronomy Magazine editor-in-chief and one of the event’s speakers, to hear his thoughts on a ...

Predicting what Earth will look like in 1000 years could help researchers find signs of life on other planets. Earth is a pretty unique place. Thanks to its location in the habitable zone, life as we ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

There is no single authority making every rule beyond Earth. Instead, space law is built from international treaties, ...