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Cosmic rays gave the Fantastic Four their incredible powers — but what do they really do?
It's 1961, and four intrepid cosmic explorers journey to space under the leadership of Reed Richards, where they encounter cosmic rays that change them forever. But what are cosmic rays?
Scientists just made the 1st antimatter 'qubit.' Here's why it could be a big deal
Although the antimatter qubit won't find use in quantum computing, it will be used to test the differences between matter and antimatter.
SpaceX launches NASA's TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather
NASA's TRACERS mission blasted off July 23 on a Falcon 9 rocket with three other small agency satellites that will act as technology demonstrators to monitor space weather.
Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth's surface, warn of natural disasters
NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.
NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so
NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.
As NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation'
If NASA must pull back, Europe is ready to step up — and do so with open arms.
By locking its greenhouse gas away in rocks, Mars gradually grew cooler and drier
As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked up in rocks.
Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts
Climate scientists are gathering on YouTube for 100 hours to talk about the importance of weather research amid White House funding cuts.
