When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The year 2017 was a big one for NASA. From astronaut Peggy Whitson's record-shattering ...

Expedition 52 flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed the umbra shadow of the "Great American Solar Eclipse" as it darkened an area near the limb of the Earth, ...

Jan. 18 (UPI) --NASA temperature measurements suggest 2017 was the second warmest year since detailed record keeping began in 1880. NOAA data suggests last year was the third warmest in modern history ...

When you open Facebook on Monday, a special message from the company will greet you about the total solar eclipse. That message will point users to streaming video coverage of the 2017 eclipse by NASA ...

Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City who covers the science happening on the surface of Earth. She can be reached via email. It's been a busy year for NASA—and for all the ...

According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, global average temperatures in 2017 were 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (or 0.90 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1951 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Global temperatures in 2017 were the second warmest on record since 1880, according to NASA. Last year's temperatures were second only to 2016, which holds the record for the ...

The planet continued its dramatic warming in 2017, federal scientists reported Thursday, logging one of its hottest years on record even as the warming influence of a recent El Niño ceased. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In just a couple of months, the moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions of people view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event on April 8 ...

After careful analysis, NASA has declared that 2017 was the second-warmest year since the end of the 19th century. In a separate study using different analytical methods, National Oceanic and ...