Most volcanoes are born along fault lines that intersect Earth's tectonic plates, because this is where the planet's crust is weakest and magma from the mantle can easily rise to the surface.
From blue comets and pink northern lights to snowy volcanos and winding rivers, the view 250 miles above Earth does not disappoint. Here are the best photos of 2024 from the space station.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Tracy C. Dyson look out the International Space Station's cupola above the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA) From blue comets and pink northern lights to snowy volcanos and winding ...
These swirls, known as von Kármán vortices, are formed when clouds get caught up in an airflow that has been disrupted by a tall landmass, most often above an ocean, according to NASA's Earth ...
Around 8.5 minutes after launch, the Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth, touching down on SpaceX's droneship, "Just Read the Instructions," stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Breaking space ...
The cause remains unknown, but the event has reignited serious concerns about the increasing accumulation of space junk in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Experts warn that this growing problem could lead to ...
New Data on Atmosphere from Earth to the Edge of Space Jan. 10, 2025 — Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult ...
New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025. Suni ...
20 (UPI) -- SpaceX for the third time scrubbed plans to launch 27 more Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with an earlier one ...
The internet is absolutely full of myths and urban legends about space and just about everything else, so readers must be a skeptical these days. From claims of aliens crashing on Earth and UFOs ...
He is also known for his ability to engage the public with science, sharing captivating photos of Earth from space and conducting science demonstrations in microgravity. With over a year in space ...