Photograph by Garcia Julien, Getty Images We also enjoy protection from Earth's magnetic field, generated by our planet's rotation and its iron-nickel core. This teardrop-shaped field shields ...

This breathtaking picture reveals a star 'destructing' - and possibly 'murdering' a nearby planet.The never-before-seen ...

The first image of planet Earth was taken by astronaut Bill Anders aboard Apollo 8 as it made its way to the moon on December 24, 1968. Anders was joined by Jim Lovell and Frank Borman, the first ...

the images provide a way to dive into the history of the curious planet's climate history. Fascinating and beautiful. Only a lucky few astronauts will get to experience a view of the earth from ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has sent back another batch of stunning photos ... from Earth. Caused by Earth passing between Jupiter and the Sun, this annual event means the planet ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.