Human beings have a conflicted relationship with the sun. People love sunshine, but then get hot. Sweat gets in your eyes. Then there are all the protective rituals: the sunscreen, the hats, the sunglasses. If you stay out ...
Evolution
Sep 7, 2022
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On the shores of an island off Norway's North Sea coast, engineers are building a burial ground for unwanted greenhouse gas.
Environment
Sep 4, 2022
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this massive galaxy cluster, called Abell 1351, with its Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys. Abell 1351 lies in the constellation Ursa Major in the northern hemisphere.
Astronomy
Jun 25, 2022
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Professor Emeritus Unto K. Laine of Aalto University has made recordings of auroral sounds, showing that the phenomenon is much more common than previously believed and occurs even in the absence of visible northern lights. ...
Planetary Sciences
May 16, 2022
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A new NASA sounding rocket mission will soon take to the Alaskan skies. The LAMP mission, short for Loss through Auroral Microburst Pulsations, will fly above an often-overlooked kind of northern lights to test a theory on ...
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2022
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It's a question that has puzzled observers for centuries: do the fantastic green and crimson light displays of the aurora borealis produce any discernible sound?
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2021
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A large fire tore through a scientific space research centre in northern Sweden on Thursday, destroying part of the rocket launch pad, officials said.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2021
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An initially promising U.S. forecast for the northern lights has gone bust.
Environment
Dec 10, 2020
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Our sun is the source of life on Earth. Its calm glow across billions of years has allowed life to evolve and flourish. This does not mean the sun doesn't have an active side. We have observed massive solar flares, such as ...
Astronomy
May 6, 2020
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Aurora, also known as the northern lights, are a sight to behold as they dance across the sky when solar winds collide with the Earth's atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2020
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