Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner ...

Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known ...

Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move across the sky. Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be ...

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life. Solar storms captured the imagination of ...

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a single disc ...

Colorful auroras could dazzle skywatchers again on Monday night amid a severe geomagnetic storm and what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said was the largest solar radiation storm ...

There's two eclipses in September, and one of them is tonight. A partial solar eclipse is set to occur on Sept. 21, which is when the moon casts a shadow on the Earth and partially blocks the view of ...

Scientists discover a new way to capture more energy from sunlight. This could improve solar panels and reduce wasted energy in the future.