Neutrinos could tell us about the inside of the sun and establish density structure
Neutrinos generated through solar fusion reactions travel effortlessly through the sun's dense core. Each specific fusion ...
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Wow! Blue Ghost Captures Total Lunar Eclipse from the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander snapped incredible photographs of the March 13–14 total lunar eclipse, ...
Lunar eclipse spotting at Cornell: Here's how it looked and when to see the next one
Ithacans willing to brave Friday with a little less sleep could clearly see the March 14 total lunar eclipse in most areas of ...
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Why so many spacecraft carry magnetometers
Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...
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NASA's PUNCH is set to study how the Sun influences the space around us
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying PUNCH successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:10 P.M. EDT on March ...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...
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Lightning Strikes Plummet by 50% After Global Shipping Industry Cut Sulfur Emissions
For decades, ship emissions steadily rose as increasing global trade drove higher ship traffic. Then, in 2020, new ...
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PUNCH: A New Mission to Unravel the Secrets of the Sun
Currently at Vandenberg Space Force Base, the mission is awaiting launch on March 11, 2025 alongside another NASA mission, SPHEREx, marking an exciting step forward in solar and astrophysical research ...
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Alpha Centauri Particles Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Suggests
"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...
NASA launches newest space telescope to seek life’s key ingredients
NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries.
As spring equinox nears, look for the northern lights: We explain why
As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.
Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon. See the stunning imagery here
While parts of the Earth saw a total lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning imagery of a solar eclipse on Friday. See the rare view here.