Earth is getting darker and it’s changing the planet’s climate balance

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, ...

What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of particles that shoot out from the Sun.

Chasing the northern lights? Here’s what forecasters can—and can’t—tell you

Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time ...

Hidden highways of the sky mapped: How wind, temperature and species dynamics shape aerial habitat distribution

High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different ...