When we think of a day, we usually imagine 24 hours. But did you know that not all planets have days that last 24 hours? In fact, the length of a day can be very different depending on the planet.

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has captured some incredible images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS when it flew past Mars on October 3. The comet, which originated from outside our solar system, ...

With J.R.R. Tolkien's high-fantasy world of Middle-earth being so far removed from our own, it's easy to get so caught up in what's on the map itself that we rarely even think about what's not on it.

For the first time, astronomers have watched a rogue planet gulp down billions of tons of matter per second over the span of a few weeks in a record-breaking growth spurt that is giving scientists new ...

Yes, this is an email asking you to buy our book early, but — because we're Planet Money — we're also reporting on why that matters. In fact, we are chronicling the whole process of making the book ...

Keeping leaves in your yard can bolster the number and variety of species around — and the perks go beyond just the fall season. By Margaret Roach Coming soon to a backyard near you: leaf drop. What’s ...

The Planet Fitness logo is seen Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) (Michael Dwyer, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ...

- Electric vehicle drivers are one casualty of Michigan's last-minute budget, writes Charles Griffith. - Griffith is director of climate and energy programs at the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center. - ...

Sheila Skeaff receives funding from the Ministry for the Environment for research on food loss and waste. She serves as a trustee on the Otago Farmers Market Trust. University of Otago provides ...

"Though our Mars orbiters continue to make impressive contributions to Mars science, it's always extra exciting to see them responding to unexpected situations like this one." A European Mars probe ...

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to reach somewhere truly empty? Our first stop is the International Space ...