Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...
In late 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid with one of the highest recorded probabilities of Earth impact for an object its size. As 2024 YR4 slips beyond our ability to track it, scientists are ...
Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm yesterday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...
A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...
Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, ...
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs reshaped life on Earth. In the aftermath, the planet was left damaged, dark, and ...
On February 28, we will see not one, not two, but six planets in the evening sky. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, ...
The Sun has unleashed its most powerful solar radiation storm in over 20 years, sending high-energy particles toward Earth and raising concerns about possible disruptions to satellites, aviation ...