Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what ...

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

“Our analysis shows that the blast was sparked by a catastrophic encounter with a black hole companion, and is the strongest ...

Rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere will change the way geomagnetic storms impact Earth, with ...

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

Extreme heat waves and cold spells on the Great Lakes have more than doubled since the late 1990s, coinciding with a major El ...

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 published in Nature Astronomy proposes that the Sun and planets entered a compact interstellar gas cloud, part of the Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds, with particle densities more than 1,000 times ...

To understand how giant carbon emission events affect climate and life on Earth, scientists went deeper into our planet’s ...

As the Solar System drifts through the Milky Way, it occasionally encounters regions of space capable of reshaping Earth’s ...

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