Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

An incoming Arctic blast will send temperatures plunging and trigger a massive and long-lasting winter storm. But will it ...

Shoppers are advised to buy essential items like water, batteries, and non-perishable food ahead of time to prepare for ...

As a major segment of the United States remains engulfed under a furious polar vortex, the freezing temperatures might cause the trees to explode.

“EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to ...

ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" ...

Solar prominences occur when the sun’s plasma, flowing along the magnetic field lines that the sun creates, forms a loop into space along the edge of the sun’s disk. When a prominence becomes ...

Earth has been struck by its strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years, triggering rare aurorae far from the poles and ...

V1674 Herculis was a record-breaker. It erupted in the constellation Hercules on June 12, 2021, and skyrocketed to peak ...

The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a colossal, fast-moving ...