Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

Imagine waking up one morning to find that Earth’s atmosphere has vanished—gone, as if erased by an invisible hand. Suddenly, ...

The first wave of Starlink satellites are reaching the end of their five-year lifespans and burning up in droves.

The bold question-askers at What If explain why a flat Earth couldn’t support an atmosphere or sustain life as we know it.

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

Natural phenomena never cease to amaze people as they unfold. The advance in the study of this type of situation makes the ...

A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...

If it feels like summer is flying by, science says you’re not imagining it. Starting Wednesday, Earth is literally spinning ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

Satellite observation of the imbalance between incoming and outgoing radiation in the atmosphere, which causes global warming ...