Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to ...

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

(CNN) — Astronomers with the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission have captured an unprecedented look at a rare cosmic phenomenon — and they made the observations purely by happenstance. Einstein ...

Science fiction is full of amazing space phenomena. Some of those phenomena have gone from theory to reality — like black holes and pulsars. But what about wormholes? These portals through space are ...

From planets spinning backwards to stars singing below the range of sound, astronomers live in a universe far stranger than ...

Speeding around the Earth at 28,000 km/h, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an incredible view of a phenomenon known as a red sprite. Here's the science behind this 'transient luminous event'.

September's partial solar eclipse was not just caught by eager skywatchers on Earth but also by satellites orbiting high ...

A 2018 astronaut photo shows a festive, fir-tree-shaped artificial reservoir in Iraq decorated with both natural and imagined ornaments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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Unprecedented simulations show the formation of space tornadoes capable of causing strong geomagnetic storms around Earth, ...