George Steinmetz - The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene

Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

The mission to Phobos, Japan’s first Mars probe launch in 28 years, may reveal new information about our closest planetary neighbor.

The discovery adds to the planet’s history of strange atmospheric phenomena that scientists don’t fully understand.

“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”

Before reentering our atmosphere, the telescopes onboard NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have been restarted to take their last observations.

The US government has been sharing more information about UFOs. That's fueling excitement over the possibility of the president announcing that humans are not alone.

The intricate, 5.6 trillion-pixel map covers approximately 75 percent of the sky and includes about 4 billion celestial objects.

While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.

September is full of opportunities to expand your knowledge of the night sky. Mark your calendars.

The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for weather worldwide.

Psychedelics are often associated with disconnecting from reality, but a recent neuroimaging study found that psilocybin can actually make our brain activity more connected to the world around us.

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.