Earth from space A 2017 satellite photo captured three hurricanes — Katia, Irma and Jose — in a near-perfect line across "hurricane alley" in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, the storms, which are ...

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and charged particles toward Earth. These storms are rare, occurring about once ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

Superstorm Gannon, one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms recorded in recent years, wreaked havoc on Earth’s ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...

NASA's 1967 ATS-3 satellite captured Earth's first true-colour image, revolutionizing weather forecasting and planetary ...

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History combines satellite observations and historical data to offer a “larger-than-life look” at our planet’s climate today Kayla ...

In this stunning astronaut photo, a rare "sunglint" transforms the Mediterranean Sea’s surface into a swirling, silver mirror surrounding a pair of Greek islands — Milos (center) and Antimilos (left).

The environments in space habitats and on the Earth are both closed-loop systems, only on vastly different scales. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

There aren’t a ton of specifics about what the military’s X-37B has been up to in space, but we now know one thing for certain: The view is pretty good. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Space Force released ...