Stars move, and now this paper is showing not only that they move, but they encounter drastic changes,” said Boston University space physicist Merav Opher, whose most recent research proposes that ...

A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that ...

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

As the Solar System drifts through the Milky Way, it occasionally encounters regions of space capable of reshaping Earth’s environment. Millions of years ago, one such passage may have dramatically ...

Amazon dieback”, as this grim scenario is known, is just one example of what climate scientists refer to as a tipping point: ...

The hypothesis could extend the search for extraterrestrial life to include frigid planets with thin atmospheres and underground water.

This is Earth's energy budget, and it's now well and truly out of balance. Our recent research found this imbalance has more than doubled over the last 20 years.

A team of U.K. researchers are planning to melt some of the oldest ice on Earth in an ambitious bid to reconstruct up to 1.5 million years of our planet’s climate history. In doing so, they ...

Credit: Dr Zhen Xu. The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research.

Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered ...

The satellite is fully functional, providing valuable data, and may soon be burned up in our atmosphere out of choice.