From the earliest artificial satellites to today's sophisticated space telescopes and GPS constellations, these marvels of ...

There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity. Our ...

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Google’s Earth app has been out of the news for several months but the company has been hard at work preparing two new experiences, starting with a partnership with Atlas Obscura and a new ...

Earth Day began in 1970 and takes place on April 22 every year. Here are 10 questions to test your knowledge of the planet. 1. A day on Earth is 24 hours but it always hasn’t been that way. Are the ...

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Sure you're stuck at home, but that doesn't mean you can't participate in Earth Day 2020. (Illustration by Kay Scanlon / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) Don't think you'll miss out on Earth Day's ...

Last week, the revamped Google Earth celebrated its one year birthday, noting that in the past 12 months Google added updated 3D and 2D imagery for 40% of the world’s population. With a number of ...

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon ...

Don’t think you’ll miss out on Earth Day’s 50th anniversary Wednesday because you can’t go anywhere. With Americans staying home because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmental groups, agencies and ...