A spacecraft now moves through a region once thought unreachable, sampling the thin outer atmosphere of the Sun at distances ...
NOAA is forecasting a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Monday, Feb. 23, through Tuesday, Feb. 24, with the aurora borealis ...
On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...
Watch this one-week time-lapse of the coronal hole in the Sun's atmosphere from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Amazing ...
Next month, the Earth will come between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to take on an eerie reddish hue.
NASA has released a breathtaking timelapse of glowing green auroras filmed from the International Space Station, revealing how solar particles transform Earth’s skies into a sweeping cosmic light show ...
A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...
According to NASA, auroras are produced when charged particles from the Sun collide with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...
Our solar system hosts almost 900 known moons; more than 400 orbit the eight planets while the remaining orbit dwarf planets, ...
Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a ...
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the outer atmosphere of the Sun. This video breaks down what Parker Solar Probe discovered as it passed through violent eruptions, ...