That star, named Polaris, is the brightest in the constellation of Ursa Minor, "The Little Bear".

As tensions rise to grab Arctic resources, the U.S. is racing to construct a new icebreaker vessel that can secure a foothold ...

If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a ...

Titan is a strange world, at -300 degrees Fahrenheit, and shrouded in a jaundiced smog. Similar to Earth, the atmosphere is ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists are racing to keep up.This week, the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025 (WMM2025) sheds new light on the enigmatic shifts in ...

"White Box" from Sabine Theunissen of Brussels is based on the true story of three scientists who flew a gas balloon over the North Pole, crashed and died.

Webb telescope uncovers fiery, fast-pulsing auroras on Jupiter, reshaping how scientists understand the planet’s magnetic ...

In 1972, a Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus failed to escape Earth’s gravity and got stuck orbiting our planet. Now, 50-odd ...

The crash happened near the intersection of University City Boulevard and North Tryon Street around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

The last change in Earth's magnetic field, known as the Laschamps excursion, occurred around 40,000 to 42,000 years ago, during which the magnetic North Pole began to shift over Europe and dropped ...