Venus is ready for its close-up: We explain its inferior conjunction
A superior conjunction occurs when Venus is the farthest from Earth, on the other side of the sun. Conversely, astronomers ...
A Lunar Lander’s Busy Day: Eclipse Photos and Rock Collecting
The shadow of the Blue Ghost spacecraft after it landed on the moon, with Earth in the distance. Blue Ghost just completed its mission, which lasted a full lunar day — two Earth weeks — on the near ...
Supernovas may have had a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
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Who Knew the Northern Lights Had a Season? We're In It Right Now
According to Dr. Schmoll, the Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole, just like any magnet. The sun does as well.
On Sunday morning, a strong magnetic storm will begin on Earth — scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences
On Sunday, March 23, the Earth will be hit by the first powerful magnetic storm since the beginning of January, according to ...
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A Dyson Swarm Could Wipe Out Life on Earth, Study Warns
Often imagined as the crown jewel of future megastructures, a Dyson swarm—an orbiting fleet of solar collectors around the ...
China builds mega network for space weather forecasting
It will boost cutting-edge scientific research and provide key support for the country's space weather forecasting services, ...
Solar Eclipse To Occur On The Same Day As Shani Amavasya: Things You Must Avoid Doing At All Cost
Solar eclipse and Shani Amavasya are falling on the same day. To know what are some of the things that a person should avoid ...
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Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard’s star
Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through ...
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NASA spacecraft set for second close encounter with the sun—what it hopes to learn
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies through the solar atmosphere. Scientists hope the mission will reveal new ...
A solar eclipse is coming in March 2025, and it will be visible in RI. What to know
Sept. 21, 2025: This partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Feb. 17, 2026: This eclipse will be annular in ...