Mysterious Solar Storm revealed by Ancient Ice
Solar activity is increasing as we enter solar cycle 25, increasing the likelihood of solar storms-large releases of energy in the form of solar flares…
Astronomy
First Evidence of X-rays from Uranus
Only one spacecraft has been to Uranus. NASA’s Voyager 2 gathered much of its critical information about the mysterious planet, including its rings and moons,…
Using Star-shattering Explosions to Measure the Universe
What is the size of the universe? It’s one of astronomy’s fundamental questions. We can estimate a diameter by looking for the farthest observable point…
The Rocky Shells of Water-ice planets are dissolved by Deep Oceans
Experiments in the laboratory provide insights into the processes that occur under extreme pressure and temperature conditions on distant worlds. What happens deep beneath the…
The Mystery of Pluto’s Surface Ice-shape Formation has been solved
The New Horizons space probe discovered spectacular snowcapped mountains on Pluto in 2015, which are strikingly similar to mountains on Earth. Such a landscape had…
Cyclones on Jupiter are explained by Ocean Physics
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and its weather is extremely volatile. Beautiful Jupiter images show striped, stormy clouds covering the entire…
Earth and Venus Grew up to be Boisterous Planets
Using machine learning and simulations of massive impacts, researchers discovered that the planets in the inner solar system were most likely formed by repeated hit-and-run…
Why Pluto’s Moon Charon Wears a Red Cap
We didn’t discover as much about Charon as we did about Pluto because New Horizons never approached Charon as closely. A crimson “cap” at the…
NASA’s Huge Moon Rocket Passed a Major Fuel Test, Despite Leak
The Space Launch System, NASA’s massive Moon rocket, is responsible for the agency’s return to the Moon (SLS). The agency has been completing the final…
New Blue Blob Class of Stellar System Might Have Experienced a Galactic “Belly Flop”
A brand-new class of star systems has been identified by astronomers. These groups, which go by the name of “blue blobs,” are filled with blue…
NASA’s InSight won’t go gently into the Night
NASA’s InSight is receiving a bit less power each day than it did previously due to the buildup of Mars dust. The fantastic lander will…
Kepler-186 d – an Exoplanet
Kepler-186 d is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. It is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years…
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