A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

Observations from the ALMA telescope array uncovered evidence of giant space tornadoes at the core of our galaxy.

A terrifying glimpse at one potential fate of our Milky Way galaxy has come to light thanks to the discovery of a cosmic ...

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...

This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

The stars as seen from Earth would have looked dimmer 14 million years ago, as the solar system was in the middle of passing ...

The CMZ is a region of clouds rich in dust and molecular gas that roils around the galactic nucleus. It measures up to 2,000 ...

A new study provides fresh insight into traditional acid-base chemistry by revealing that the mutual neutralization of ...

Deep in the galaxy’s central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, clouds ...