On Oct. 10, 1967, the international Outer Space Treaty was ratified. This treaty established a set of rules regulating how different countries can explore and use outer space. Specifically, it says ...

Scientists have finally cracked the mystery of solar rain, a phenomenon where plasma clumps fall back to the Sun's surface.

A massive coronal hole on the Sun is directing a stream of solar wind towards Earth this week, expected to arrive between ...

Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have ...

The Nobel Prize winners didn't just make a scientific discovery. They opened a doorway to the future -- a future where the ...

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White dwarfs are the compact remnants of stars that have stopped nuclear burning, a fate that will eventually befall our sun.

Unprecedented simulations show the formation of space tornadoes capable of causing strong geomagnetic storms around Earth, calling for earlier and more accurate warnings.

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...

Scientists have created the world's hottest engine running at temperatures hotter than those reached in the sun's core. The ...

Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.