The human fingerprint on global warming was likely evident in Earth’s atmosphere far earlier than previously thought—even ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating ...

Supernovas happen when giant stars, far larger than our sun, burn through their fuel and collapse under their gravity.

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, ...

These explosions, called extreme nuclear transients, shine for longer than typical supernovas and get 30 to 1,000 times as bright.

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

Models suggest that human-caused global warming would have been detectable in the 19th century with today's know-how.

New research links supernova events to sudden Earth cooling episodes and ozone depletion, revealed by carbon-14 spikes in ...

The Vela explosion stands out as the most dramatic example, occurring when our planet was emerging from the last ice age around 13,000 years ago.

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so ...

Research links supernovae to Earth’s climate shifts, revealing potential atmospheric impacts and adding a cosmic layer to ...

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part Two. The ...