A newly discovered meteor stream may be the smoking gun of an asteroid slowly disintegrating under the Sun’s intense heat.

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a “rechargeable solar battery,” storing sunlight inside tiny molecules and releasing it later as heat — even long ...

A fast stream of solar wind from a colossal coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere could spark a geomagnetic storm, bringing ...

Nuclear war is much more unpredictable than asteroids, but, unlike the dinosaurs of 66 million years ago, humans can avoid causing their own extinction.

As dazzling Venus dominates the evening sky, May is the perfect moment to start a months-long love affair with the brightest planet.

By the end of May almost all communities in the arctic circle will be seeing 24-hour daylight thanks to the tilt of the Earth ...

A group of students from the University of Michigan made a pit stop in the Summit City on Wednesday to show off an ...

Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be ...

The 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection showcases 25 stunning images of our galaxy captured under the darkest ...

Endless daylight begins: Utqiagvik will see the sun stay above the horizon for 84 consecutive days, from May 10 until August 2. Science behind it: The midnight sun occurs above the Arctic Circle due ...

When atmospheric chemists Paul Crutzen and John Birks added smoke into their computer models of nuclear war scenarios, they ...

Mesmerizing video shows the sun rising for 84 days in America's northernmost city. In Utqiagvik, residents have entered a ...