Here's a look at where and when NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash on Earth March 10, 2026.

Currently, one of those now-defunct spacecraft might be plummeting toward the planet’s surface. Days ago, the U.S. Space ...

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is expected to crash through Earth's atmosphere March 10, 2026, with some of the spacecraft ...

NASA and the U.S. Space Force have been tracking a one in 4,200 chance that remnants from spacecraft can survive re-entry and harm someone on Earth. (NASA.gov photo) ...

From discovering a mysterious third radiation belt to a fiery goodbye, here's how NASA's Van Allen Probe A changed space weather science forever.

The satellite, launched 14 years ago, will make an uncontrolled re-entry Tuesday evening. NASA puts the risk of harm to anyone on Earth at "approximately 1 in 4,200." ...

The mysterious third Van Allen belt, which has puzzled astronomers for years, is created by so-called 'space tsunamis', according to research. For more than 50 years, experts believed there were two ...

Earth’s magnetosphere, the region of space dominated by Earth’s magnetic field, protects our planet from the harsh battering of the solar wind. Like a protective shield, the magnetosphere absorbs and ...

Remember the big solar storm in May? Scientists have just discovered that, in addition to creating spellbinding auroras, the storm also made a new temporary ring of charged, high-energy particles ...

What looks like a red rash on this image are "hot spots" caused by heat from fires sensed by the orbiting Suomi NPP satellite. But wait. What's that odd dot off the coast of Brazil in the middle of ...