A burst of solar activity in early February 2026 sent high-speed plasma streaming past Earth, triggering geomagnetic ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

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A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...

Solar storms and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) can disrupt everything from satellites to power grids. A new AI tool, PINNBARDS, developed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and NSF-NCAR, can now ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

“It’s all I ever wanted to do,” said Connolly, founding chair and professor in the Department of Geology within the School of Earth & Environment and a research associate in the Department of Earth ...

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

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