First up, just pointing a rocket at the Sun and blasting as hard as you can would result in a wild miss. The main problem you ...

The sun is always mesmerizing to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark 'prominence' sticking ...

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner solar system.

SITTING impatiently on the sofa, I wait for the key to turn in the door. It’s 1am and I’m exhausted, but even so I’m ...

Though it generated beautiful auroras around the world, the Gannon solar storm in 2024 was also a little dangerous.

Palaspata, a Tiwanaku sun temple aligned with the equinox, has been discovered in Bolivia, revealing ancient trade links in ...

Even if the Earth runs out of oil and gas, and a dense veil of smog plunges the world into darkness, we will still have electricity to charge smartphones and film the beginning of the end! There is at ...

NASA detects first “magnetic switchback” near Earth: an energetic change in your space shield that reveals new solar risks.

The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.

The Mechanics of Earth's Spin Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...