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Scientists have identified the most powerful solar storm ever recorded, an extreme event that struck Earth around 12,350 BC, ...

Physicists who record rocket launches and landings are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.

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Scientists will get some much-needed clarity from the atmosphere soon: The European Space Agency plans to launch a mission in 2027 that would follow a satellite’s final descent into the ...

Captured by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station, this long-exposure photograph showcases Earth’s city lights, the upper atmosphere’s airglow, and streaked stars.

to investigate the interplay between space and our atmosphere and how it affects us on Earth. A team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere ...

However, in the vacuum of space, this doesn’t happen. In space, there is no atmosphere, and consequently, no oxygen or air molecules to form an oxidised (rusted) layer around the metal.