The CME was launched during a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 and raced toward Earth at speeds of 620–870 miles per second (1,000–1,400 km/s). Aurora chasers, get those camera batteries charged and your alerts switched on — tonight could be quite the night.

The far-flung "Project Anchor" conspiracy theory claims that NASA is preparing for Earth to "lose" gravity on August 12, 2026, is circulating on social media.

Earth has experienced many icehouse and greenhouse climates. A new study shows how they connect to plate tectonics.

The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a colossal, fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) directly toward Earth. That CME has now arrived, triggering severe (G4) geomagnetic storm conditions far earlier than initially forecast.

A Pew Research poll shows partisan split over U.S. scientific leadership, with Democrats far more concerned about losing ground than Republicans.

What is “down” in the vastness of space? Scientists reveal how gravity, cosmic planes, and perspective redefine direction, showing that below Earth is not what you might expect.