New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the ...

Among the most fascinating phenomena are gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation. Recently, ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and ...

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, DARPA made a highly unusual ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

Nitrates are natural fertilizers. As the rain comes down in a thunderstorm, it carries those nitrates down to the ground. This fertilizes the grass, and it allows things to green up a little bit more.

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an exotic world with methane rivers, icy terrain, and a thick, hazy atmosphere. Its unique ...

Methyl halides are molecules that incorporate carbon atoms and three ... prone to unleashing bursts of harsh radiation that ...

Auroras are possible over the U.S. tonight (March 25) as a "moderate" geomagnetic storm hits Earth. UPDATE: The Northern ...

Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

Life-supporting energy and nutrients on Titan could come from its surface and core. Organic matter from Titan's atmosphere ...