Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that

Because it doesn’t need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs.

Parts of South America, the Pacific and Antarctica are under the path of an annular eclipse.

Solar is becoming a major player in electricity generation and scientists are trying to boost its efficiency still further.

Extreme solar storms could play havoc with technological infrastructure.

This month, they spotted just the ninth asteroid to be detected before impact with Earth.

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

For years, researchers have wondered what energy source allows the solar wind − a projection of charged particles from the Sun − to rush by at hundreds of miles a second.