Over a decade ago, NASA launched two probes to investigate the Van Allen belts —two rings of high-energy particles that ...

Many people who don’t believe one conspiracy theory about that station—known as the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP—believe another. A common misconception is that it can ...

Sandra Hüller also stars in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi epic based on the Andy Weir novel about a science teacher who finds an unusual ally in a mission to save two worlds.

It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe inspiring. The last memorable one might have been “The Martian, ” so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising ...

Initially launched on a two-year mission, the probe spent almost 14 years in space—and its twin is still orbiting the Earth.

The Van Allen probe, which studied how the Earth is protected from harmful space radiation, could fall to Earth tonight. Here’s what to know ...

A new British-based consortium aims to cut emissions by 60% compared to conventional fossil-derived solvents. Pharma's emissions per dollar of revenue are higher than the car industry. Solvents are a ...

In some parts of the deep ocean, it can look like it's snowing. This "marine snow" is the dust and detritus that organisms slough off as they die and ...

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.

The world’s largest climate modeling initiative is quietly ramping up its next project, but U.S. participation is a wild card ...

On International Women’s Day, it’s worth pausing to look up, not just at the sky, but at the women who helped us understand ...

Published in January by Random House Worlds, "Detour" is the new mystery sci-fi novel from veteran TV writer Jeff Rake ("Manifest") and bestselling author Rob Hart ("The Warehouse") Laced with ...