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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
It's been nearly a century since Chicago saw a powerful dust storm like this (photos)
A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.
Fireball streaks through aurora-filled skies | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2025
Skywatchers in Chelsea, Canada are treated to a stunning aurora display that has a little something extra.
Mount Etna's terrifying eruption from orbit | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2025
A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe's largest volcano.
NOAA expects up to 5 major hurricanes in 2025: 'Be prepared'
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season expected to be busier than normal, according to NOAA forecasters.
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?
An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed, scientists say.
When lightning bolts collide, do they unleash powerful gamma-ray flashes?
Scientists get closer to solving the mysterious relationship between lightning and powerful gamma-ray bursts.
Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere
Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.
