A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass to Earth on Tuesday night. It should be visible over the Bay Area before it disappears — and won’t be seen again for more than a thousand ...

But climate change is disrupting this circular process. The build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has raised ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

The Orionid Meteor Shower is famous for fast meteors with glittering wakes known as 'trains' that sometimes linger for ...

By devoting itself to saving GFDL’s research once again, with both financial and political capital, the University has the ...

CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and ...

A new study has revealed how phosphorus, a nutrient essential for photosynthesis, surged into ancient oceans and started ...

The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth’s magnetosphere is charged opposite to what was once believed. The area of space ...

The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a particularly weak region of Earth’s magnetic field that can cause satellites to ...

Earth's Dynamic Magnetic Fortress Our magnetosphere plays the role of gatekeeper, repelling unwanted energy that's harmful to ...