SOHO's pioneering 25 years in orbit
The ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is celebrating its twenty-fifth launch anniversary.
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Solar cycle 25: The sun wakes up
The sun has entered its 25th solar cycle and is about to wake up. For the last few years our star has been pretty sleepy, with few sunspots, bright flares or massive ejections of magnetized plasma emanating from its surface. ...
Astronomy
Oct 30, 2020
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'Fireball' meteorite contains pristine extraterrestrial organic compounds
On the night of January 16, 2018, a fireball meteor streaked across the sky over the Midwest and Ontario before landing on a frozen lake in Michigan. Scientists used weather radar to find where the pieces landed and meteorite ...
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2020
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Radish seeds, meats and cheeses launched to space station
A space station cargo ship rocketed into orbit Friday carrying a 360-degree camera for spacewalking, radish seeds for growing and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting.
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2020
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Solar cycle 25 is here. NASA, NOAA scientists explain what that means
Solar Cycle 25 has begun. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new solar cycle—and how the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2020
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In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report
In the EU, 13 percent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stressed the current pandemic put environmental health factors in the spotlight.
Environment
Sep 8, 2020
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What's behind China's record floods?
China has touted its massive dam network as a remedy for its devastating annual floods, but record deluges have once again killed hundreds of people and submerged thousands of homes this year.
Environment
Aug 20, 2020
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A method to study extreme space weather events
Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with international colleagues, have developed a method to study fast coronal mass ejections, powerful bursts of magnetized matter from the outer ...
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2020
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Tropical storm may delay 1st SpaceX crew's return to Earth
Tropical weather barreling toward Florida could delay this weekend's planned return of the first SpaceX crew.
Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2020
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UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2020
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