Over the next two weeks, NASA is preparing to launch the TOMEX+ mission, using rockets to study vortex processes in the transition zone between Earth's atmosphere and outer space. The launch of the three probes is scheduled no earlier than…
The vast dune area near the Kazakh village of Oyil in the steppe zone is remarkably similar to a giant mollusk. KEY DETAILS Location: Oyil Dunes, Kazakhstan [49.0485097, 54.776320616] Subject: A giant sand massif resembling a slug. Photo by: Unknown…
Intense aurora borealis will be visible in 18 U.S. states over the Labor Day holiday. (Image: Alexander Manzyuk/Anadolu via Getty Images) A “cannibalistic” solar storm is approaching the Earth's magnetosphere, which will trigger bright atmospheric auroras that could be visible…
Emergency services arrived at the scene at approximately 5.40pm. The woman, believed to be in her 70s, was transported by ambulance to hospital where she later died.
The Himalayas are the highest mountain range on the planet and include the summit of Mount Everest. (Photo: Phakawat Thongcharoen/Getty Images) Geologists may have overturned a century-old theory explaining the formation of Earth's largest mountain range, according to a new…
The Frank D. Barker sank after hitting a rocky outcrop in thick fog in 1887 and has rested in 24 feet of water off the coast of Wisconsin ever since. Matt Olson/Wisconsin ShipwrecksParts of the Frank D. Barker's ship's ceiling…