The magnetosphere, formed by Earth's magnetic field, acts as a protective shield that deflects solar wind—the flow of charged particles constantly streaming from the sun toward our planet. This ...

Maine has a vested interest in Earth and space science research | Opinion With '100-year' storms occurring far more regularly, we must seek to better understand nature’s phenomena.

Planet Earth Trio of stripy glaciers merging in 'Earth's highest battleground' are part of a major anomaly scientists don't fully understand — Earth from space Features ...

At the Advanced Photon Source, three groundbreaking women scientists—Lucie Sletton, Karolina Michalska, and Zou Finfrock—are using high-energy X-rays to unlock secrets of our environment at ...

After the sun goes out, what will happen to the solar system — and how long will it last?

Astronomers believe there is a Planet Nine in the outer solar system beyond Neptune.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

For example, the first mile-sized planetesimals in our solar system–which grew to become celestial bodies like Earth or Jupiter’s core–formed right after the condensation of these same ...