Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

Philippine NGO the Centre for Disaster Preparedness tells The Independent how its programmes to help people prepare for ...

The Sun's activity is rising again after decades of decline, surprising scientists and raising concerns about space weather.

Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star — the findings ...

Scientists estimate that 20 million tonnes of gold, worth more than $2 quadrillion, is dissolved into our planet’s oceans.

Spending the night on the Greenland Ice Sheet, where the sun never sets and the ice never stops moving, is an adventure ...

The three spacecraft will be forecasting solar storms, mapping our solar neighborhood and observing the outer layer of ...

These North Carolina day trips aren’t just scenic. They are a full-body poem. The trees throw shade in the most flattering ...

The world's first offshore wind farm was installed in 1991 off the coast of Vindeby on the Danish island of Lolland. It included 11 turbines with a capacity of 450 kW each, and the project cost 10 ...

A local conservation group said the erosion has been caused by a dry summer, high footfall, and over-mowing of grass.

The first really exciting moment of my day with Dwayne Johnson was when he showed me the evolution of his punch. We were ...