Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

Water once existed in abundance of at the surface of Mars. How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new analysis.

A quickly-spreading wildfire, fueled by powerful winds, has forced the urgent evacuation of the entire town of Velma, in ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

When air is forced down and pushed forward by the front of a traveling storm cell, it transports dust and debris, according ...

A cross-country storm will explode in strength as it moves over the central United States Friday, delivering extreme weather ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

How's the weather up there? On Mars, weather forecasts haven't always been right at our fingertips. Now, recent research from ...

A dust storm with strong hues of orange that El Pasoans say resembled the atmosphere of Mars, took over the region this week, creating a health hazard for the community. "It was like being on another ...

Mars' atmosphere moves differently from Earth's due to gravity waves. These waves affect air circulation at high altitudes.

It's like Mars in Fort Worth, #Texas, where a raging dust and sand storm has darkened the sky and blocked visibility, with winds of more than 60 mph lashing the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.