Solar System
- Jan- 2023 -29 JanuaryScience
Star Cores Spin Surprisingly Slowly—Scientists Now Think They Know Why
When stars are born, their core contracts as they pack in mass. And when stars die, their core shrinks again…
Read More » - 29 JanuaryScience
Should You Really Worry about Solar Flares?
On January 6 a powerful solar flare erupted from the surface of the sun. It was the first X-class flare—the…
Read More » - 29 JanuaryScience
What Time Is It on the Moon?
The coming decade will see a resurgence in lunar exploration — including dozens of missions and plans to establish permanent…
Read More » - Nov- 2022 -30 NovemberScience
On December 7 the Moon Will Photobomb Mars
On the evening of December 7, 2022, people in a large fraction of the U.S. will be able to see…
Read More » - 24 NovemberScience
Satellite Constellations Could Harm the Environment, New Watchdog Report Says
Do people have a right to an unobstructed view of the heavens? For most of human history, such a question…
Read More » - 21 NovemberScience
NASA Really, Really Won’t Rename JWST Despite Community Pushback
For a second time, NASA has decided not to rename its flagship James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The decision follows…
Read More » - 21 NovemberScience
NASA’s Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission fired its engines close to the moon today (Nov. 21), finishing the maneuver successfully out of…
Read More » - 14 NovemberScience
Is Space-Based Solar Power Ready for Its Moment in the Sun?
When inventor Charles Fritts created the first crude solar photovoltaic cells in the 1880s, one might have thought the achievement…
Read More » - 11 NovemberScience
Filmmakers Find Section of Destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger on Ocean Floor
One the largest pieces of NASA’s fallen space shuttle Challenger has been discovered on the ocean floor by a TV…
Read More » - Oct- 2022 -28 OctoberScience
Dying NASA Spacecraft Records Epic ‘Marsquakes’
The first and only spacecraft to study quakes on Mars is about to die. A recent Martian storm blanketed the…
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