What would happen to someone in real life if they were exposed to the same cosmic forces that gifted The Fantastic Four with ...

In a star system far, far away—well, about 1,300 light-years from here—a young star just spilled the chemical tea on the origins of life. V883 Orionis, a fiery infant star surrounded by a swirling ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was first identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a global network of four ...

At high doses, cosmic rays can tear through DNA molecules and damage biological tissue. Prolonged exposure to cosmic ...

The most energetic cosmic ray particle ever detected was given the brilliant moniker, the "Oh My God" particle. Detected in ...

This image depicts the X-ray emission intensity distribution (keyed in colors) calculated by the proposed model and Earth’s ...

Along with launching two NASA probes, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried five other satellites into orbit with goals ranging ...

Earth’s magnetosphere protects us from charged particles constantly emitted by the Sun, but intense conditions can breach it ...

Planet Nine should appear stationary over the course of a single day but show detectable movement over months.

Physicists have recreated the mechanism behind cosmic ray acceleration in a lab for the first time using ultracold atoms and a device no bigger than a human hair. Scientists have achieved a major brea ...

Solar storms may subtly shift your heart rate by influencing heart rate variability and the autonomic nervous system, new research suggests.

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.