The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

The sun is in its most active phase—solar summer—causing auroras and posing real risks to satellites, GPS, and power systems ...

Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic ...

Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star — the findings ...

A new NASA study has found that the Sun's activity is ramping up, reversing the trend and surprising astronomers. Humans have ...

The fall equinox is a significant event in any tipped planet's life. Seasons are caused by a planet's tilted axis. Those which orbit the sun standing nearly straight up and down with little to no ...

Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere.

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

At the turn of the 21 st century, astrophysicists theorized that the Sun was headed toward a deep solar minimum, but a new ...

These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets.

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

LUKE HUMPHRIES is facing Josh Rock in the final of the Czech Darts Open NOW as the former world champion looks to defend his ...