Solar Flares and Solar Magnetic Reconnection Get New Spotlight in Two Blazing Studies

Two recent studies published in The Astrophysical Journal discuss findings regarding solar flare properties and a…

Study reveals major impacts of G5 – Extreme geomagnetic storm on satellite operations in May 2024

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) investigated the significant impacts and scientific insights from…

A Close Pulsar Measures 11.4 km Across

When massive stars detonate as supernovae, they leave often behind a pulsar. These fast rotating stellar…

Mapping the Stars in a Dwarf Galaxy to Reveal its Dark Matter

Dark matter is curious stuff! As the name suggests, it’s dark making it notoriously difficult to…

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon…

SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company’s Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit : NPR

This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon…

NASA Cloud-Based Platform Could Help Streamline, Improve Air Traffic

Just like your smartphone navigation app can instantly analyze information from many sources to suggest the…

NASA Cloud-Based Platform Could Help Streamline, Improve Air Traffic

Just like your smartphone navigation app can instantly analyze information from many sources to suggest the…

The K7RA Solar Update

07/12/2024 New sunspot groups, nine in all, emerged on every day of this reporting week, July…

NASA to Commemorate 55th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

As the agency explores more of the Moon than ever before under the Artemis campaign, NASA…