Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought ...

New measurements suggest mysterious continent-sized masses in our planet’s lower mantle may be extremely stable features ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps ...

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

U ntil we live in a world based purely on sliding doors, door hinges will remain some of the most unsung heroes of our ...

This layer of the atmosphere is notoriously difficult to study, but new research sheds light on its mysterious processes.

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But ...

To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been uncovered as missing information rather than designating them areas where no ...