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The equinox might fuel powerful Northern Lights by creating 'holes' in Earth's magnetic field
This may be the best month to see the Northern Lights, aka aurora borealis. The spring equinox is c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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India’s shares its first discovery from Chandrayaan 2’s ‘flash photography’
India's mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan 2, just sent back its first findings. The orbiter's CLASS …
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A solar eruption headed straight for Earth is eating up stray energy and could trigger a strong geomagnetic storm by Friday
A possible geomagnetic storm could make auroras visible in parts of the northern US, farther south …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Marianne …
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Scientists spotted a 'space hurricane' swirling above the magnetic north pole. It was raining charged solar particles.
Satellites observed a swirling storm above the magnetic north pole in 2014. It was the first space …
Aylin Woodward
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Listen to the haunting audio of Earth's magnetic field released by the European Space Agency
Loudspeakers at Solbjerg Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, are broadcasting the recording of the crack…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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How to stay safe in an extreme solar flare, where the sun bombards Earth with radiation and magnetic havoc
Preparing for an extreme solar storm mostly means getting ready to live without electricity for sev…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Moon and Earth shared the same magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago shows new NASA study
The shared magnetic field situation, with Earth and Moon's magnetospheres joined, could have per…
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NASA green lights two new missions — one to explore the Sun and the other to analyse space weather around Earth for $50 million each
NASA has approved two missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Ear…
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A mysterious crunch in Earth's magnetic field created a new type of aurora borealis. A NASA intern discovered it.
The bright, colorful lights of the aurora come from collisions between electrically charged particl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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What Will Happen When The Earth's Magnetic Field Switches Or Collapses
For magnetic field generation to occur several conditions must be met: 1. there must be a conductin…
Today I Found Out
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The 'solar wind,' which the sun is constantly blasting over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a void around Mars
A solar eruption left a void around Mars last year, causing the red planet's atmosphere to balloon …
Erin Snodgrass,Morgan McFall-…
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Mesmerizing new NASA image shows the lava on one of Jupiter's moons that helps form the massive planet's auroras
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped an infrared picture of Jupiter's moon Io, which is home to hundreds …
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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4 experts explain why Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars is 'romanticized', not 'realistic', 'cosmic vandalism'
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he plans to have a million people on Mars by 2050. Scientists say tha…
Maiya Focht
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Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons
Could we discover conditions necessary for life outside the Earth in the solar system? This is one …
PTI
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New James Webb Space Telescope photos of Jupiter show stunning auroras, faint rings, and tiny moons
The powerful infrared telescope captured images of Jupiter's auroras, which are the brightest in th…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery about how auroras form in the sky
Electrons can surf electromagnetic waves toward Earth, reaching speeds of up to 45 million miles pe…
Aria Bendix
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Solar Winds may have led Mars lose its atmosphere, says study
While factors like the existence of a moderately warm, moist atmosphere and liquid water determi…
PTI
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Side-by-side Jupiter images show James Webb's infrared prowess. It spots auroras, rings, and faint galaxies Hubble can't see clearly.
Webb's new images of Jupiter showcase its auroras, rings, and extremely faint galaxies, which Hubbl…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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10 times NASA's James Webb Space Telescope spotted something Hubble missed
With its infrared gaze, the James Webb Space Telescope can capture galaxies, planets, moons, and au…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
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NASA’s Sun probe sheds new light on our star — here are 5 new secrets it uncovered
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to ge…