NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies ...

The atmosphere is like an invisible cloak enveloping our planet, a silent guardian that shapes our daily experiences in ways ...

Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are gearing up to return toE Earth on Tuesday after an unexpected nine months aboard the ISS, ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

Sometimes sleep takes priority over cool celestial events. Luckily, you can catch a partial solar eclipse this month and a ...

2024 — A new study has revealed significant progress in the drive to reduce levels in the atmosphere of chemicals that destroy Earth's ozone layer, ... June 5, 2024 — A new study finds climate ...

As global temperatures rise, the thawing of lake ice could accelerate the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere ... particularly in the polar regions. The ozone layer acts ...

blocking its light from reaching Earth and leading to a minutes-long period of darkness. The resulting "totality," whereby observers can see the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere ...