Quantum mechanics has a reputation that precedes it. Virtually everyone who has bumped up against the quantum realm, whether ...

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ends of the magnetosphere, which surrounds the Earth like a giant, invisible ...

Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of the big star in our solar system.

Quantum mechanics has a reputation that precedes it. Virtually everyone who has bumped up against the quantum realm, whether in a physics class, in ...

UCF scientists are leading global research on how to build roads, landing pads, and infrastructure on the moon using ...

Discover how the BRICS Summit in Brazil marks a pivotal moment for global politics as new members join the alliance, ...

My reflections on the privations, hazards and delights of a summer spent as a surveyor in the amazing, unique Antarctic landscape By Andrew Turk, a member of Fremantle-Tangney Greens who enjoyed a lon ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and the solar wind.

Weird magnetic fields at the sun's south pole The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, it turns out.

SPICE’s velocity map of the Sun’s south pole. The red and blue colors represent the different motions of material, with red highlighting material moving away from Solar Orbiter.

For the first time ever, a spacecraft has snapped images of the sun’s south pole. These swirling gold-and-black views of the fiery ball of gas are key to understanding the solar magnetic storms ...