Ever wondered why planes often fly over the North Pole but almost never cross the South Pole? It all comes down to logistics, ...

The boys team title will be decided Wednesday, when the postponed high jump is held at Edward Little High School.

Climate models are essential tools for understanding our planet's future, helping scientists predict global warming patterns, ...

A violent solar eruption on May 31 launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurtling toward Earth, triggering a rare G4-level geomagnetic storm alert. Captured in real-time by U.S. Naval Research ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America.

Summer solstice is the longest day of the year. Here's why it can occur on June 20, June 21 or June 22. Plus: Solstice 2025 ...

A new adaptive optics system reveals stunning, ultra-sharp views of the Sun’s corona—offering an unprecedented look at solar ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly observed a powerful magnetic explosion in the sun's corona that could help us predict geomagnetic storms on Earth.

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial tipping point.

Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth. The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star ...

By Jeré Longman Lt. Cmdr. Conrad Shinn, a Navy pilot who became the first person to land a plane at the South Pole, on Oct. 31, 1956, helping to open the frigid expanse of Antarctica to scientific ...

Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, ...