A new instrument headed to the International Space Station (ISS) will help researchers learn how dust storms heat or cool the planet. NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission, which launched today, ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 15, 2022
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Fluctuations in space weather are disrupting train signals and causing significant delays. A project investigating the effect of solar storms on railway signals will be presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting ...
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2022
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A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2022
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An international team of scientists has proved that Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet, has geomagnetic storms similar to those on Earth.
Astronomy
Mar 31, 2022
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UCLA scientists have discovered a new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on Earth, a phenomenon that contributes to the colorful aurora borealis but also poses hazards to satellites, spacecraft and astronauts.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 30, 2022
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On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk's Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failure was a geomagnetic storm ...
Astronomy
Mar 3, 2022
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Earlier this week, the sun erupted with a huge explosion, blasting solar particles millions of kilometers into space. The team for the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft says the blast is the largest solar prominence eruption ...
Astronomy
Feb 21, 2022
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SpaceX's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2022
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Through analyses of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years ago. What puzzles the researchers ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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NASA's InSight lander is stable and sending health data from Mars to Earth after going into safe mode Friday, Jan. 7, following a large, regional dust storm that reduced the sunlight reaching its solar panels. In safe mode, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2022
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