Space Exploration
The Sun’s Heartbeat: A Solar Radio Burst
Researchers have discovered a solar radio burst with a signal pattern comparable to the Sun's heartbeat....
Scientific Discoveries
Does Climate Change Affect Natural Disasters?
Does climate change affect natural disasters? Data from remote sensing and supercomputer analysis is helping to...
Space Exploration
Could a Solar Storm Hit Earth?
Solar storms are eruptions of mass and energy that occur at the surface of the sun....
Scientific Discoveries
Greenland Average Temperature Tracking Reveals Worrisome Warming
Greenland average temperature tracking reveals ice sheets are the warmest they've been in 1,000 years. What...
Space
How Is Earth Affected by Solar Storms?
What is a solar storm, and how do solar storms affect Earth? Could they pose a...
Tech
Hurricane Predictions: Tracking the Impact of New Tech
2017 was a brutal year for Atlantic storms, and 2018 may be just as bad. Here's...
Space
What Are Spacequakes, and How Do They Happen?
Spacequakes occur when Earth's magnetic field "snaps," releasing plasma that slams into the geomagnetic field around...
Science
Fluid Dynamics, Rotation and Surviving Dangerous Whirlpools
Dangerous whirlpools form when two currents clash, creating a vortex that spins objects below the ocean...
Science
Tails From the Orbital Plane: Why We Can See the Moon During the Day
Why can we see the moon during the day? Scientists have come to understand the orbital...
Disasters: Prediction, Prevention and Relief
What Is Space Weather?
Everyone is familiar with the concept of weather and how it can affect daily activity and...
Science
The Buzz About Weather on Other Planets: WASP 127-b
Wasp 127-b is hot, fast and fluffier than almost any planet astronomers ever found before. But...
Tech
Adventure Technology Could Make Extreme Climbing (a Little) Easier
A record number of climbers are venturing up the world's tallest summits each year to test...
Science
The Geology of Mars: How Eyes in the Sky Lead to Boots on the Ground
Humankind once studied Earth without the benefit of a view from orbit. But today, when it...
Frontiers
Cold as Ice: Night Sky Cooling Taps the Temperature in Space
The freezing temperature in space sets the stage for night sky cooling that could help boost...