The ancient Greeks proved over 2,000 years ago that the Earth was round and figured out how big it was by using simple observations of the Sun. But how do people know this today? When you drop ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined a dwarf planet in 2006 as a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is round in shape, but has not cleared its orbital neighborhood of objects of ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Brad Gibson, Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for ...

Do you know a kid who is learning about climate change? We made a comic about how it's changing the planet and how to deal with the big feelings you might have when you hear about it. Climate change ...