Mars missions, Dr. Lulu Zhao shows how solar particles threaten our tech, and how AI is learning to forecast them.

Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar "superstorm" that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The ...

Electrons in solar materials can be launched across molecules almost as fast as nature allows, thanks to tiny atomic vibrations acting like a “molecular catapult.” In experiments lasting just 18 ...

Most space missions rely on chemical rockets for propulsion. Rockets must carry fuel, which increases spacecraft mass and limits their speed and travel distance. For decades, researchers have explored ...

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

On April 8, 2024, people across the world witnessed a solar eclipse, a relatively rare event in which the moon occults (blocks out) light from the sun. To capture this event, volunteers at 143 ...

A handful of anime series made a huge splash with fans when they first debuted, but these once-popular shows have been all ...

Most of us memorized the order of the planets in our Solar System using playful phrases like, “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.” It may sound like nonsense, but the sentence neatly ...

Apple has released the latest round of software updates across its ecosystem. The 26.3 releases for Apple Watch, Apple TV, Vision Pro and Mac are light on new features, instead focusing on bug fixes, ...