The heat being captured by the increasing load of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is subsequently transferred into the oceans for storage. This process — global warming — ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A geomagnetic disruption caused auroras to wander for centuries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you want to be dazzled by a ...

Even though, at 69, I’m much older than the demographic for which “The Mini Page” is written, I enjoy reading it every Sunday in the Comics section. Often I learn something, and it’s also informative ...

You might be scared if you heard Earth’s North Pole and South Pole were about to flip positions. The sun is about to do the same thing, and it’s not a worry for us. The sun is a big magnetic ball of ...

The equatorial coordinate system projects Earth's latitude and longitude onto the celestial sphere, using declination (angular distance from the celestial equator, measured in degrees) and right ...

Across Europe, a major change is slowly taking shape. Scientists say the continent could experience 42 extra days of summer ...

Ok, Observatory. I have a fairly complex question for you. I am curious about how the latitude impacts the amount of fuel needed for a space launch. What I would like to know is how would launching ...

Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. But in many areas, January is when it really takes hold. Atmospheric scientist Deanna Hence explains the weather and climate factors that ...

From Earth, we always look towards the Sun's equator. This year, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission broke free of this ‘standard’ viewpoint by tilting its orbit to 17° – out of the ecliptic plane where ...

A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles. Reading time 3 minutes For more than 60 years, various spacecraft and telescopes have ...