NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...

U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an ...

Red sprites are among a class of enigmatic weather phenomena that appear over thunderstorms, known as Transient Luminous ...

Two international teams zoned in on a potential answer to a decades-long mystery surrounding ephemeral cosmic X-rays.

Research on the ISS helped scientists tackle problems we can’t solve on Earth, from human biology to fire behavior and ...

Natural phenomena never cease to amaze people as they unfold. The advance in the study of this type of situation makes the ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, who is aboard the International Space Station as pilot of SpaceX Dragon’s Crew-10, captured the ...

Scientists have traced the source of enigmatic cosmic signals, known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs), to a violent process occurring during the death of massive stars.

A Met Office video explains seven rare cloud types - including noctilucent clouds as they’re sighted in the UK.

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...

Mind-blowing space phenomena you didn’t know about. On Mercury, a day is twice as long as a year. Photo Credit: NASA. All the other planets could fit between Earth and the Moon.

The Eugene Astronomical Society is hosting a dark sky party on July 19 at Dexter State Recreation Area. This event is for ...