NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...

Earth is expected to complete a full rotation on July 9 roughly 1.30 milliseconds faster than usual. WASHINGTON — Wednesday ...

Roughly 100 miles (160 km) above Earth, the air is so thin that satellites can zip through the atmosphere with little resistance. Still, traces of atmosphere can be found as high as 370 miles (600 ...

“The International Space Station soars above an aurora blanketing the Earth underneath a starry sky before orbiting into a sunrise 257 miles above Quebec, Canada, on October 30, 2024,” NASA ...

The Polaris Dawn mission reached new heights on Tuesday as It reached an orbit of 870 miles above the Earth's surface, the farthest humans have been away from the planet since the 1970s.

After about two weeks aboard the International Space Station (ISS),<br /> the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew has completed close ...

NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as "fundamental" as gravity -- and could even give clues about possible life on other planets.

With the demands of gravity absent, astronauts must spend hours per day exercising to maintain the muscles they'll still need back on Earth.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous ...

The fast-moving asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass us – safely – at a distance of 107,500 miles, about halfway between Earth and the moon's orbit.

Soon, there will be two moons above the Earth at once. The second Moon will appear in late September thanks to a new asteroid discovered by scientists in August 2024. RBC-Ukraine dwells on the ...

“The International Space Station soars above an aurora blanketing the Earth underneath a starry sky before orbiting into a sunrise 257 miles above Quebec, Canada, on October 30, 2024,” NASA ...