Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

Nearly two centuries after Faraday's failed attempts, scientists have demonstrated that Earth's continuous spin can directly ...

Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.

People up late tonight could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights according to the Met Office, with those in Scotland and ...

Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

The above image, provided by the Met Office shows northern parts of the UK under a red colour. The colour indicates a chance ...

A G3 geomagnetic storm is predicted to strike Earth, with displays of the Northern Lights possible across northern U.S.

You may have noticed the large painted numbers (or alphanumeric in some cases) on either end of the runways. Have you ever ...

In a controversial experiment, physicists investigated whether we could harness the Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity.

Recently, the Aditya-L1 mission captured a solar flare ‘kernel’ in the lower solar atmosphere. What is a solar flare? In ...

In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...

A wild idea has been proposed to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation with the help of magnetic fields. A new ...