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 ...

Antarctic ice is melting at a startling pace, and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate projections. Researchers thought westerly winds were ...

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 ...

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

Scientists studying Antarctica have discovered that northerly winds—not westerlies—are driving major ice loss in West ...

Geologists say ash at Mount St. Helens Monday is from past eruptions, stirred by wind, and poses no immediate threat to ...

An iconic hit from the late 1970s is making waves on TikTok. On September 8, the Earth, Wind & Fire song "September" snagged a spot on the Top 50 TikTok music chart. The song tends to experience a ...

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 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 ...