A sudden burst of red light flickered above a thunderstorm, and for a brief moment, Earth’s upper atmosphere revealed one of its most elusive secrets.

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

For one, scientists observe a "cosmic fossil" called the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The first light that was free to ...

The Department of Defense's announcement that it would end a weather-data sharing program surprised some climate watchdogs ...

Thanks to its innovative orbital configuration, MESOM would effectively experience a total solar eclipse every synodic month as it naturally passes through the apex of the Moon’s umbral cone, or the ...

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, but does that mean they could host ...

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...