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 ...

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 ...

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

Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient ...

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

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

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

Scientists have discovered a peculiar supernova that may have resulted from a star's misguided attempt to swallow a black hole. The new case, soon to be published in The Astrophysical Journal, ...

Scientists think a gigantic dying star tried to swallow a black hole. It didn't end well for the star, a new study says.

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

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

Cooling in the upper atmosphere from rising CO₂ could make future geomagnetic storms deliver sharper jolts especially to ...