Recent studies have highlighted the catastrophic potential of extreme solar flares, especially when combined with a weakened magnetic field. These phenomena, which occur approximately every thousand years, can significantly disrupt…
The Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station and orbited 262 miles above the Mediterranean coast of Egypt on June 13. NASA says further tests are needed before the…
Credit: Harrison Haynes from Pexels The remarkable aurora at the beginning of May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but sometimes the sun does…
(The Hill) — An asteroid the size of a football stadium threaded the needle between Earth and the moon Saturday morning — the second of two astronomical delays in three…
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining brightly from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you go to Venus, that won't be…
This week, two asteroids – one big enough to destroy a city and the other big enough to end civilization – will fly close to our planet.Don't panic.Both have a…
A massive "planet-killer" asteroid will come very close to Earth today (June 27), safely zipping past our planet at about 58,000 miles per hour (93,000 km/h). The 'potentially dangerous' mountain-sized…
Two rare asteroids will pass Earth at close range this week, just 42 hours apart.Due to their size and trajectory, both space rocks are labeled as "potentially hazardous". But that…
In mid-May, a once-in-a-generation aurora and australis, or northern and southern lights, lit up skies around the world. Delicate shades of red were visible as far south as Jamaica, Mexico…
Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Two different "potentially hazardous" asteroids will fly past Earth this week. Both will be rare and spectacular…