Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Pilots who land at Reagan National face a unique set of complications, including short runways, scores of helicopters and a ...

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a ...

The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

Orion the Hunter and Taurus the Bull face off in the southern sky in early February as soon as it gets dark. Taurus is home to two of the brightest star clusters, the Pleiades and Hyades. Both are ...

Artificial-intelligence tools are starting to allow nonexperts to search for patterns across the globe ...

Satellite-derived Earth observation data helps researchers unlock new insights into monitoring both environmental and human ...

Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

A D.C. official said the Black Hawk helicopter was found upside down and the American Airlines plane in pieces in the Potomac River.

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

Scientists have discovered evidence that California is actually peeling apart below the surface, as dense rocks under the ...