Solar System

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".

Residents both on the ISS and in Singapore were treated to a spectacular show at 3:18 am local time.

Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them

Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites.

NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

Thanks to auroras and other space weather, humans have adapted techniques to overcome these issues.

"With six helicopters, Skyfall offers a low-cost solution that multiplies the range we would cover, the data we would collect, and the scientific research we would conduct."

The impacts ripple into human systems — reducing fishery yields, straining aquaculture and affecting industries that rely on stable ocean conditions.

Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting valuable data on Venus for nearly a decade, scientists recently discovered.