To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our ...

A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better understanding of space weather was launched from the agency's Kennedy Space Center ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather and technology on Earth, NASA announced this week. A new research, ...

NASA has thrown cold water on Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb’s theory that interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS was sent to us by an extraterrestrial civilization — a sobering albeit unsurprising conclusion ...

NASA's Psyche orbiter looked back and snapped a photo of Earth with the moon on its way to the asteroid Psyche in 2029. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU illustration As a NASA spacecraft whizzed away ...

Earlier this year, local and national officials gathered for a first-of-its-kind tabletop exercise to test their readiness for a severe solar storm. The simulation exposed major gaps in scientists’ ...

NASA's PUNCH mission, utilizing four small spacecraft, has released initial images of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) with unprecedented detail, exceeding the capabilities of previous instruments. The ...

Astronomers have warned of solar storms and other extreme space weather over the coming days and weeks, as an active part of the Sun rotates into view. The activity is expected to cause auroras and ...

Even though it's not going to be the total solar eclipse the Northeast witnessed in April, 2024, the upcoming partial solar on Saturday, March 29 eclipse will still be something special for everyone ...

People need to wear eclipse glasses if they are planning on watching this weekend's partial solar eclipse Solar eclipse glasses can be bought at Target, Walmart and among other places If you can't ...