Earth's now steamy Equator was covered with ice 716 million years ago, according to a new study. The finding appears to add solid evidence to the theory of an ancient "snowball Earth." The discovery ...

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and ...

Earth’s highest peak isn’t the point that reaches closest to outer space, and the reason has nothing to do with Everest at all. Because our planet bulges at the equator, a mountain thousands of miles ...

Still, though, a map of a planet with semi-permanent storms around its belt, with a violently churning equator … that starts to look otherworldly. It’s more like the planet-spanning white storms of ...

Though the exact length of a "stadia" is unknown, his measurement is thought to be accurate to within one percent of the ...

While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images The equator is the imaginary line that horizontally ...