Following the 3,000th orbit of NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) aboard the International Space Station, researchers ...

While increasing levels of human-caused greenhouse gases cause a warming effect on Earth’s lower atmosphere, it has an ...

The total eclipse lasts about an hour until 2:31 a.m. After that, Earth's shadow will slowly disappear, uncovering the moon's face from upper left to lower right. The moon will appear normal again by ...

Sky-gazers across the Western Hemisphere will be in for a celestial treat this week when the full moon appears to turn ...

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and sun, blocking the sun's rays from the ...

Michigan will see a total lunar eclipse during the full moon Thursday and early Friday. Here are some of the best places to get away from city lights.

The thermosphere usually drags space junk to its doom. As it thins, ruined orbits are a possibility Earth’s atmosphere is ...

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

Aerospace engineers found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate there.

A shrinking thermosphere means less drag, which could hinder the natural removal of space debris impacting satellites, as per ...