This solar cycle, the sun's activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted
What do you feel when you see the aurora?
What do you feel when you see the aurora?
Planetary Sciences
Aug 15, 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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An intense solar storm has the northern lights gracing the skies farther south than usual. A blast of superhot material from the sun late last week hurled scorching gases known as plasma toward Earth at nearly 2 million mph ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 24, 2023
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Scientists in Sweden put on a light show in the night sky on Thursday, releasing material from a sounding rocket to research the spectacular northern lights phenomena.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2023
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People across the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Somerset and from Norfolk to Northern Ireland, have been treated to a stunning display of the aurora borealis or northern lights recently. But what causes this beautiful ...
Planetary Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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They light up the night on the darkest days of the year.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2022
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Ph.D. candidate astronomer Rob Kavanagh has developed mathematical models to better understand the interactions between exoplanets and stellar winds and to define features of exoplanets.
Astronomy
Nov 15, 2022
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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
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