The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...

Earth's Dynamic Magnetic Fortress Our magnetosphere plays the role of gatekeeper, repelling unwanted energy that's harmful to life on Earth, trapping most of it a safe distance from Earth's surface in ...

A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting ...

Hundreds of people filled Caltech's Beckman Auditorium on Monday evening for the West Coast premiere of "Bright Harvest: ...

For 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS), starting with the arrival of ...

The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

Those space tornadoes can still harm Earth’s electrical grids and digital systems. Recently, researchers including UM climate and space scientist Chip Manchester designed a completely new simulation ...

Evidence suggesting that some type of intelligence was observing the Earth from space long before humans launched their first ...

This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows off an unusual cranium-like structure appearing to stare up into space from the floor of a large ...

As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the seafloor.