Encircling Earth are the Van Allen radiation belts—vast, doughnut-shaped rings of highly energetic charged particles, mostly ...
Scientists have revealed images of a second massive asteroid impact called Nadir Crater buried 300 meters under the ocean ...
Michiganders — and sky watchers in other parts of North America — got a glimpse of the northern lights Thursday night, which ...
A powerful solar eruption created striking auroras in the night sky around the planet on Oct. 10 and 11. See photos.
Saturn is three and a half fists held upright and at arm’s length above due south at 11 p.m. Jupiter is a little more than ...
NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...
Earth is getting a tiny new mini-moon for a few weeks. It won’t be the first – or the last. Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from 29 September until 25 November. The regular Moon’s new, ...
Earth will capture a miniature, "second moon" this week, according to NASA scientists. The new moon is actually a tiny asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5. It will start orbiting the planet in a horseshoe ...