Facts about the US solar eclipse on August 21
On Monday, August 21, for the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will march across the entire United States.
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Did a burning oil spill wipe out the dinosaurs?
Sixty six million years ago, the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared, along with most of the species on the planet. The extinction occurred at precisely the same time that a giant asteroid struck the Earth. The fact that the two ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2016
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Finding a 'lost' planet, about the size of Neptune
Yale astronomers have discovered a "lost" planet that is nearly the size of Neptune and tucked away in a solar system 3,000 light years from Earth.
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2017
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We've spotted a planet surviving its dying star – here's what it tells us about end of our Solar System
How will the solar system die? It's a hugely important question that researchers have considered deeply, using our knowledge of physics to create complex theoretical models. We know that the sun will eventually become a "white ...
Astronomy
Oct 14, 2021
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NASA prepares to launch Parker Solar Probe, a mission to touch the Sun
Early on an August morning, the sky near Cape Canaveral, Florida, will light up with the launch of Parker Solar Probe. No earlier than Aug. 6, 2018, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy will thunder to space carrying the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2018
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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia
Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse.
Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2020
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In the far future, the universe will be mostly invisible
If you look out on the sky on a nice clear dark night, you'll see thousands of intense points of light. Those stars are incredibly far away, but bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from that great distance—a considerable ...
Astronomy
May 7, 2020
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How sunflowers 'see' the sun: Study describes a novel mechanism
Sunflowers famously turn their faces to follow the sun as it crosses the sky. But how do sunflowers "see" the sun to follow it? New work from plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Oct. 31 in PLOS ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2023
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NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet
A NASA spacecraft zoomed toward the sun Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before.
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2018
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Space probe to plunge into fiery corona of the sun
On August 11, NASA plans to launch Earth's first spacecraft to venture inside the orbits of Venus and Mercury to touch the very edge of the sun's fiery corona.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2018
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