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 ...

Many systems in nature—and in society—can suddenly change their properties: Water freezes at normal pressure at 32°F, a power ...

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

The Northern Lights could be seen in some parts of Scotland tonight in what is exciting news for astronomy lovers. The Met ...

The Met Office says the Northern Lights may light up skies over Scotland on Sunday, March 23, with a 'geomagnetic storm watch ...

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

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

The Tellus survey is undertaking the final phases of a national airborne survey over counties Kerry and Clare this year. When ...

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Astronauts returning to Earth, such as Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, face a range of unusual physiological side effects ...

For the first time, we have visual confirmation of a white dwarf/red dwarf system responsible for puzzling intermittent radio ...