The fact that you can't breathe on the moon probably isn't surprising. That said, the moon does have an atmosphere; it's just very different than Earth's.

How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.

The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are called coronal mass ...

The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...

The launch of the Blue Ghost module, scheduled to land on the moon early next month, is a key step in creating an Earth–moon ...

The past year has seen a surge of interest in the Northern Lights, driven by a solar maximum that has caused the most ...

Geomagnetic storms are capable of sparking beautiful displays of the Northern Lights across our night sky. However, there is a potential danger behind that beauty, especially now, with solar activity ...

The film discusses the complex interactions between the Earth and the Sun through the magnetosphere, emphasizing the impact of solar activity on Earth's environment, including weather patterns and ...

Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...

Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.

That’s quite a big gap, as it turns out. It covers fields from gigantic bodies like the Sun and Earth, as well as those ...