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The sun’s corona is weirdly hot, and Parker Solar Probe rules out one explanation
As Parker Solar Probe files around the sun, it finds abrupt reversals in the direction of…
The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable
Artist’s concept of Gliese 12 b and its central star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC) In an…
Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night
In May, the most powerful geomagnetic storm to strike Earth in more than two decades lit…
Study suggests cloud-to-ground lightning strikes may have generated building blocks for life on Earth
A) Cloud-to-ground lightning on the early Earth vs. a plasma-electrochemical setup used in this work. B)…
Astronomers observe eclipses of pulsar PSR J0024−7204O
Plot of the pulse profile of PSR J0024−7204O across the entire 17 h observation. Credit: Abbate…
Astronomers explain rapid formation of organic macromolecules in protoplanetary disks around young stars
Schematic depiction of the IOM formation scenario. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). An international team of researchers…
Boeing says Starliner hot fire test on ISS went well with return date decision coming up
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As Boeing’s Starliner nears two months in space, teams performed a hot…
Ever see a star explode? You’re about to get a chance very soon
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Every clear night for the last three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed…
Has NASA found evidence of ancient life of Mars? An expert examines the latest discovery
Close up of the Cheyava Falls rock on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has announced the first…