Geomagnetic storms also cause problems on Earth. The electric currents they create can overload power plants and cause ...

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4660 is one of a hundred galaxies imaged by Hubble that are members of the nearest large galaxy cluster to Earth, the Virgo Cluster. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...

Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel.

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...

In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars." ...

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not ...

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

NASA has announced that a large asteroid, estimated to be larger than a football field, is travelling towards Earth at high speed. Calculations indicate a higher-than-average chance of the asteroid ...