NASA spokesperson Lauren Low told PolitiFact that one of the reasons Earth appears duller is because the new photo was taken at night, with only moonlight lighting the planet. The 1972 photo was taken in direct sunlight. The two images were also processed differently, she said.

Earth may have won a cosmic chemistry lottery. Researchers found that during the planet’s earliest formation, oxygen had to be in an extremely narrow “Goldilocks zone” for two life-essential elements,

An award-winning cameraman who worked on Planet Earth and Blue Planet has died while trekking in Nepal. Doug Allan, 74, was on a climbing trip in the South Asian country before his death on Wednesday. He worked alongside Sir David Attenborough for many years, following a chance encounter in 1981.

TOI-4616 b is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an M-dwarf that offers a strong benchmark for studying atmospheric loss and planetary evolution. Astronomers have identified a rocky exoplanet that may become an important reference point for future research.

Four astronauts traveling back to Earth from the far side of the moon ⁠on ⁠NASA's Artemis II mission spoke of their emotions as they ⁠wrapped up the unprecedented flight and prepared to re-enter the atmosphere in a "fireball",

The Artemis II astronauts fielded questions during an in-space news conference Wednesday, April 8, aboard their Orion spacecraft Integrity.