Take a moment to breathe in the air around you and really appreciate it, because that oxygen-rich atmosphere you enjoy so ...

We’ll be discussing why meteors burn when entering the Earth’s atmosphere in this edition of Weather Tidbits. When meteors ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

Periodic storms in Texas this week may paint the sky orange. Here's the science behind changing colors during weather events.

A Rutgers researcher and collaborators have linked unusual geological anomalies to Earth’s molten origins and its unique habitability. For many years, researchers have struggled to understand two ...

As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide ...

If you have seen a bright light streak across the sky, you have likely seen a meteor. Meteors are rocks from space that hit Earth's atmosphere and are commonly referred to as falling stars or shooting ...

A massive solar storm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s protective plasma layer collapses ...

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant ...

NASA detects first “magnetic switchback” near Earth: an energetic change in your space shield that reveals new solar risks.

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time, but you'd probably not be concerned with such problems as "long flights" ...

More metal than ever is entering the upper atmosphere because of space traffic, with unknown effects on climate ...