Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so ...

Southwest Research Institute has collaborated with Yale University to summarize the scientific community's notable progress ...

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Not only does this research offer new clues about how Earth has maintained the delicate balance needed for life, but it may ...

NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall ...

New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will ...

A new study, employing NASA's planetary modeling, predicts Earth's oxygen will vanish in roughly one billion years, much ...

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very ...

Imagine a world where the very air we breathe is slowly, naturally, beginning to thin out. While our planet's vibrant ...

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...