The most powerful solar storm to impact Earth in decades caused the temporary formation of radiation belts around Earth, NASA recently announced. A NASA CubeSat satellite made the discovery, which ...

NASA researchers have identified geological structures on Mars that are unlike anything found on Earth. From spider-like ...

A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the ...

Scientists studying Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus, have discovered that its ocean forms layers that slow the upward movement ...

Show features paintings by ‘archaeo-nerd’ ...

Scientists searching for life beyond Earth often look to ocean worlds like Enceladus, one of Saturn’s icy moons. Enceladus ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

Under certain conditions though, snow and ice can prove lethal to plants and animals. The weight of wet snow can break ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars ...

Asteroids have struck Earth occasionally over its long history, often with cataclysmic results. An asteroid estimated at 6-9 ...

Chemical traces and microbes could break down or transform as they rise, making them unrecognizable by the time they reach ...

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.