Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to host life. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the ...

The distance from Earth to Pluto is 4.67 billion miles. The average passenger aircraft travels at 575 miles per hour. That means it would take more than 8 million hours to reach the planet ...

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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is not closer to the sun. In fact, it's quite the opposite: The planet is at it's farthest point from the sun during the summer. It is ...

An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit around the sun briefly intersects the path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4 ...

Billions of years ago, the fourth planet from the sun could have been mistaken for Earth’s smaller twin, with liquid water on its surface—and maybe even life. Now, the world is a cold ...

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they're also one of the most unique-looking animals. With their characteristic long trunks, floppy ears and thick legs, there is no other ...