The space beyond our planet is a long way from empty and a long way from boring

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to ...

Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?

Would you guess that the Earth is spinning at 1,000 mph around its axis and at the same time hurtling through space on its ...

NASA says solar activity is increasing after decades-long lull: "The sun is slowly waking up"

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather, NASA said.

A “cosmic carpool” is traveling to a distant space weather observation post

At the edge of the heliosphere, the solar wind runs up against the interstellar medium, the gas, dust, and radiation in the ...

Spacecrafts photograph rare interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. Here's what we know

3I/ATLAS is named for its status as one of three interstellar objects ever discovered in our cosmic neighborhood, as well as ...

What's the latest on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS? Mars, Jupiter missions to observe comet

Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest ...
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Where is the sun in its current 11-year solar cycle?

Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now? The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep ...

We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, researchers say

Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to ...