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The Chilling Sound Of A Solar Flare Reveals The Sun's Powerful Energy During Eruptions
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (484+ words) A rare solar flare captured in real time reveals the Sun's explosive power and the growing role of independent observers. A sudden and powerful solar flare captured in real time is offering a rare look at the Sun's volatile behavior,…...
Researchers Glued Moss to the Outside of the ISS for 286 Days, And It Survived
19+ hour, 33+ min ago (547+ words) A small, unassuming moss has survived nearly nine months in the vacuum of space and still managed to grow once back on Earth. The result, observed after exposure outside the International Space Station, is giving scientists new ideas about how…...
Astronomers Expected Hundreds of Two-Sun Planets, but Only Found 14, Einstein's Theory May Explain Why
21+ hour, 3+ min ago (453+ words) Astronomers expected to find countless planets orbiting two stars, yet only a handful have ever been detected. So where are all the planets? Planets orbiting two stars were expected to be everywhere. Instead, astronomers have found only a few, and…...
Mercury Just Broke The Rules Of Planet Formation And Scientists Are Stunned
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (497+ words) A new experimental study published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta reveals that Mercury's sulfur-rich interior behaves in ways that challenge long-standing Earth-based models of planetary evolution, opening a new window into how rocky worlds solidify and evolve. The key to…...
A Professor Says He Found Living Creatures on Mars in Rover Photos, Researchers Say There's a Simpler Explanation
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (441+ words) A set of Mars images is stirring fresh excitement and confusion at the same time. Some see clear signs of life in the shapes captured by NASA rovers, while others insist there is a far simpler explanation. The story started…...
New Glenn's Third Flight Ends In Setback As Upper Stage Failure Raises New Questions
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (258+ words) Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket suffered a critical upper stage failure during its third launch, raising fresh concerns about reliability and future missions. Blue Origin's heavy-lift ambitions encountered a new obstacle as its New Glenn rocket suffered a critical upper…...
Scientists Stunned By A Mysterious Alien System That Completely Breaks The Rules
1+ day, 3+ min ago (203+ words) A newly discovered exoplanet system reveals a rocky world in an impossible location, challenging everything scientists thought they knew about planetary formation. A newly identified planetary system is forcing astronomers to rethink how worlds form and evolve, as a rocky…...
Scientists Reveal How Ocean Waves Would Behave On Alien Worlds Under Extreme Conditions Across The Solar System
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (215+ words) A new model reveals that waves on alien oceans, especially on Titan, could behave in ways that defy everything we know from Earth. As Andrew Ashton, "study author, explains, "On Earth, we get accustomed to certain wave dynamics, but with…...
A Rare Moon And Venus Pairing With The Pleiades Is Happening Tonight: Here's How To See It!
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (634+ words) A rare alignment of the Moon, Venus, and the Pleiades will create a brief but breathtaking sky show just after sunset tonight....
Astronomers Discover Surprising Sympathetic Flares on Distant Stars
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (262+ words) Scientists have discovered that the solar phenomenon of sympathetic flares, long seen only on our Sun, is common among distant stars. David Martin, assistant professor of astronomy and physics at Tufts, who worked on the study, emphasized the importance of…...