Astronomers predict that the 500kg (1,100 lbs) landing module could hit the planet as early as this afternoon.

A satellite specifically designed to detect new wildfires around the globe is now in orbit. Within the next five years, 49 others will join it. Known as "FireSats", these uniquely outfitted satellites ...

All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the problem with space junk, Grist explains. New research, published in Nature ...

Satellite communications for firefighter location and weather data fosters immediate tactical coordination, lifesaving ...

The Trump administration proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system on Thursday in the ...

A new study links 15,000 U.S. deaths to wildfire smoke made worse by climate change, with billions in economic costs.

"Even slight downward shifts in land can significantly compromise the structural integrity of buildings, roads, bridges, and ...

A new study links grazing halo patterns in coral reefs, as well as those in other patchy habitats, to the spatial patterns of the shelter habitat itself. The researchers found that grazing halos are ...

A glacier in Antarctica is committing "ice piracy"—stealing ice from a neighbor—in a phenomenon that has never been observed ...

A discovery in Antarctica has revealed something few scientists would have expected: a reversal of its decades-long ice loss.

Andy Brown at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts discusses the growing impact of AI and machine-learning ...

For the five living former directors of the National Weather Service, their worst nightmare is that weather forecast offices ...