Solar storms captured the imagination of much of the American public earlier this year when auroras were visible well south of their typical northern areas. As the sun ramps into another solar cycle, those storms will become ...
Space Exploration
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There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of any Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. But what about exoplanets around M-dwarfs?
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They've traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the red planet ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Φsat-2, ESA's groundbreaking cubesat designed to revolutionize Earth observation with artificial intelligence, has launched.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition's first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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There are many remarkable things happening out in space right now.
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2024
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Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 17, 2024
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On May 11, a gorgeous aurora surprised stargazers across the southern United States. That same weekend, a tractor guided by GPS missed its mark.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 16, 2024
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A multi-institutional team of geoscientists has found evidence that the Earth's rotation slows in a staircase pattern, with two stable periods that stand out. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study has revealed some important—and far-out—data about the impactor's origin story.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 16, 2024
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