Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, ...

Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo is scientifically closer to space than Mount Everest, not due to sea-level height, but Earth's ...

More poleward launch sites, such as northern Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome, offer different advantages. The farther north or ...

When it comes to what part of Earth is most at risk of an ISO impactor, low latitudes near the equator face the greatest risk ...

Earth’s highest peak isn’t the point that reaches closest to outer space, and the reason has nothing to do with Everest at ...

How many times have you said, “I wish the days were longer”? Well, NASA scientists say the construction of China’s Three ...

The researchers have calculated the expected orbital elements, radiants and velocities of Earth-impacting interstellar ...

The Earth is spinning around at over 1,000 miles per hour, but outrunning the rotation is only possible in short bursts on ...

We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came ...

Earth’s equator might be more vulnerable to being struck by interstellar objects (ISOs) than previously thought. New research ...

The Earth’s magnetosphere is an intricate shield that protects life from the harsh realities of space radiation, yet many of its functions remain enigmatic. Recent satellite observations have unveiled ...