The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Aug. 5, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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The Psyche mission is speeding toward its Oct. 5 launch date, preparing for the last of its launch-preparation milestones.
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2023
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Physicists at St Petersburg University have studied planetary waves and discovered that they can generate disturbances in the stratosphere causing extreme warming and cooling in the Arctic and mid-latitudes. Numerical modeling ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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As the next generation of giant, high-powered observatories begin to come online, a new study suggests that their instruments may offer scientists an unparalleled opportunity to discern what weather may be like on far-away ...
Astrobiology
Jul 27, 2023
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A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in some states along the U.S.-Canada border a faint glimpse of the northern lights which—at their peak—produce a colorful sky show when solar wind hits ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Icy planets, such as Uranus (U) and Neptune (N), are found in both our solar system and other solar systems across the universe. Nonetheless, these planets, characterized by a thick atmosphere and a mantle made of volatile ...
A few weeks ago, a team of scientists from Caltech announced that they had successfully transmitted energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth. It wasn't a lot of energy, but it showed that it was possible.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2023
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Solar scientists are using deepfake AI images to unravel the mysteries of the sun's atmosphere. The research, being presented at the National Astronomy Meeting this week, was carried out as part of a collaboration between ...
Astronomy
Jul 3, 2023
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Although technically challenging, space experiments are a scientifically important aspect of astrobiology and astrochemistry investigations. The international space station (ISS) offers an excellent example of a long-term ...
