Over 70 years of spaceflight, nearly 10,000 intact satellites and rocket bodies have plunged back to Earth, yet their final moments remain poorly understood.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a distinguished professor emeritus at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

SpaceX has formally acquired another one of Elon Musk’s companies, xAi, the space company announced on Monday afternoon.

For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann ...

Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

The worm moon, a blood moon, will be visible as a partial lunar eclipse over Michigan March 2-3, 2026. Here's what to know.

Space watchers are taking a keen interest in the sun’s actions over the last 24 hours. A sun spot, or a temporary, dark, ...

A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum ...

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.