The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

Severe space weather can leave a mark in tree rings, and a West Virginia University researcher said this evidence could aid ...

The giant planet J1407b has been a weird space mystery since its discovery in 2010. But a new study revealed something about the planet that may help explain at least part of its weirdness: a ...

"The fragments interact not only with the originating spacecraft’s nearest neighbors, but within a short time much of the ...

Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of ...

"And if you were in space, it potentially could kill ... the primary source for most particles that reach Earth, but Hessl hopes that three-ring records can assist in identifying other major ...

Purple indicates 2-inch particles. The ring system as a whole reaches 175,000 miles into space, or about 75% of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. NASA, JPL, Space Science Institute ...

A recent study claims that Earth may have once had a ring system. This theory sheds light on the presence of an unusual density of impact craters around the equator dating back to the ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

NASA's 47-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft recently established contact with Earth after a brief halt with the help of ... The ...

A new technology developed by NASA to predict space weather showed that Hurricane Helene produced "enormous" waves in the ...

Encircling Earth are the Van Allen radiation belts—vast, doughnut-shaped rings of highly energetic ... processes during particularly intense space storms. To get a clearer picture, the ...