A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

Astronomers are keeping a close watch on asteroid 2024 YR4. This asteroid has a small probability of impacting the Earth in ...

A new publication by researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford shows that the ...

For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.

Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on other planets. While sulfur itself is not necessarily an indication of habitability, ...

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

A larger Arctic air system across the U.S. has triggered an extreme cold weather warning in Texas, bringing subzero ...

Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Gacial melt rivers and groundwater ...

This winter so far is the coldest since 2017-18 and the past 30 days, in particular, have been noticeably cold.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...