Volunteers help to clean litter at South Side beach in honor of Earth Day
Each year on this day, volunteers in Chicago and across the globe head outside to make our world a better place.
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Each year on this day, volunteers in Chicago and across the globe head outside to make our world a better place.
The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.
Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing that hit the Earth 4.5 billion years ago?
Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson and a crew of rookie spaceflighters from around the world have returned to Earth after completing a private space flight.
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.
Don Pettit and his two cosmonaut crewmates plunged back to Earth this morning after a 220-day expedition. Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday.
The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025.
NASA scientists discovered a hole that opens each year, which is the seventh smallest since it began recovering in 1992.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
Trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground this spring, bringing with them their loud buzzing and molted exoskeletons. Here's where you will be able to see them.
"Although to some, the noise is annoying, they pose no danger to humans or pets," the sheriff wrote. "Unfortunately, it is the sounds of nature."
More than 100 nations, including the United States, have agreed to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
How often do total solar eclipses, like the one on April 8, occur? It was the first in the U.S. since 2017, and the nation won't get another until 2044.
The planetary alignment will include Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus and Mercury.
Lionel Richie is brining his Sing a Song All Night Long tour to the United Center on Saturday, August 5th.
It's about the size of a box truck and is set to hit the southern tip of South America around 6:30 p.m. CST.
