The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.

For spinning spheres, centrifugal force is maximized at the equator, where the rotational speed is highest. The amount of the ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

With its remarkable size and age, Pando dwarfs its fellow inhabitants, holding the potential to be not only the oldest living ...

Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered an instance of two galaxies aligned in a way where their gravity acts as ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...