Imagine waking up one morning to find that Earth’s atmosphere has vanished—gone, as if erased by an invisible hand. Suddenly, ...

It’s the iconic “Earthrise” photo. Of course, this isn’t one of 2022’s images of Earth from space that I’m showcasing below. But I thought I should start with it — for context.

The first images of Earth, though low-resolution and ghostly, arrived at a time when space and defense technology was rapidly advancing. Here are the first images ever taken of our humble planet.

HOUR AND SHOW YOU WHEN THINGS CLEAR OUT. CHRIS, THANK YOU. EARLY THIS MORNING ON MOST OF US FOR SLEEPING. NASA’S LAUNCHED A NEW SATELLITE INTO ORBIT. OUR SYDNEY CHADWICK IS JOINING US NOW WITH A ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of gases that are held in place by gravity. By far the largest component is nitrogen, which makes up nearly 80% of the atmosphere.

Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth’s tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice ...

Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...

Turbulence in our atmosphere blurs images through the same effect that makes stars twinkle at night. ... As with weather on Earth, an accurate long-term weather forecast can be vital.

First came the surprising discovery that Earth’s atmosphere is leaking. But for roughly 60 years, the reason remained a mystery. Since the late 1960s, satellites over the poles detected an ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission uses twin satellites to create artificial solar eclipses in space, capturing detailed images of the Sun’s corona.

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...