Re-entering Earth’s atmosphere is one of the most dangerous phases of any space mission. This video explains how spacecraft ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...

Spectacular green light blazes across the Russian capital, Moscow, leaving residents stunned and scientists searching for ...

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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a ...

Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling ...

The finalist concepts have been revealed in an international competition – featuring the UK’s Níall McLaughlin Architects – ...

Nestled along California’s breathtaking central coast, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is where redwoods reach for the heavens, turquoise waters crash against dramatic cliffs, and your worries become as ...

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...

Data show that unidentified lights in archival astronomy images were 68% more likely to be imaged 24 hours after a nuclear ...

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...