The Hubble Space Telescope is in low Earth orbit, 320 miles (515 kilometers) above the planet, placing it above most of the ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Mild May nights will set the stage for a great month of stargazing with the cosmos offering a trio of astronomical sights including a planetary alignment and the last meteor shower until the dog days ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

They’re seeing what no human has seen before. The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth’s polar region revealed the breathtaking view of the gleaming “pure white” tundra in the first ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It's about 11 times wider than Earth with an equatorial diameter of 88,846 ...

The Fram2 will aim to circle Earth at a trajectory that is exactly 90 degrees to the equator, giving the passengers ... The spacecraft will fly around the globe for three to five days, with ...

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