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A massive solar storm could wipe out almost all of our modern technology without warning
We'd have some warning; instruments all over the world and in space now monitor the sun every secon…
Rafi Letzter
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The sun is more active than experts predicted. It could mean more grounded flights, downed satellites, and stunning aurora.
The sun is approaching solar maximum and it's become clear that this solar cycle is more active tha…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.
The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once. They'r…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Hannah …
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ISRO gearing up for mission to study Sun; satellite arrives at Sriharikota for launch
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its laun…
PTI
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Neutron star collision can annihilate Earth’s ozone layer, leaving it devoid of life for thousands of years
Very recently, a team of scientists decided to explore the hypothetical possibility of such a kilon…
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The sun is getting more active than it has for a decade and it could lead to power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras
The sun is entering a peak of activity that will last a few years. This could disrupt grids and gro…
Marianne Guenot
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Here’s why Nasa scientists are sending microorganisms around the moon
Artemis will last around three weeks in space during this mission, but BioSentinel will stay in sp…
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Deutsche Bank says a giant volcanic eruption and another deadly pandemic are among the 'catastrophic' disasters that could devastate the world economy in the next 10 years
The four biggest risks are: a major influenza pandemic killing two million, a catastrophic volcanic…
Saloni Sardana
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GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert asks a National Forest Service official if she can alter the Earth's and moon's orbits to address climate change
"I would have to follow up with you on that one, Mr. Gohmert," Jennifer Eberlie of the National For…
Eliza Relman
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Bitcoin mining can be a 'bridge' to a renewable energy future by supporting green projects, a leading North American miner says
Bitcoin miners are looking for the cheapest energy, and that's now renewable, the head of Grayscale…
Harry Robertson
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Astronomers have discovered a star and potentially habitable planet that are strikingly similar to the sun and Earth
Scientists discovered an Earth-like, potentially habitable planet about 3,000 light-years away. Its…
Holly Secon
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Why your picture of the eclipse might have a little blue crescent hidden in it
Instead, the photos tended to show the sun blown out in a blaze of light - not the crescent sh…
Lydia Ramsey
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A 'mind-boggling' telescope observation has revealed the point of no return for our galaxy's monster black hole
On big scales, it's a window into the history and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy, which rotates …
Dave Mosher
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Much of the US could see a warmer-than-average winter season - here's the forecast for your region
And not every forecaster is expecting La Niña. The Old Farmer's Almanac, a controversial source tha…
Hilary Brueck,Anaele Pelisson
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We're shockingly unprepared for an extreme weather event that could fry Earth's power grid
The scientists behind that research don't know for sure if the sun can produce superflares. But if …
Sarah Kramer
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Trump signs executive order to protect the US from a 'debilitating' EMP attack
Members and supporters of the decommissioned US Commission to Assess the Threat to the United State…
Ryan Pickrell
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Apollo astronauts are more likely to suffer heart problems, and we need to figure out why before we go back into deep space
The scientists believe that these effects are because of high-energy radiation like cosmic rays and…
Ali Sundermier
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China's out-of-control space station may crash to Earth in 2 months
"The thing about a space station is that it's typically got things on the inside," Ailor, who works…
Dave Mosher
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Here's why airline crewmembers are classified as radiation workers
To minimize exposures, crew members should try to limit working on flights that are very long, at h…
Julia Calderone
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Here are some of the gaping holes in Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos' plans to conquer space
A second change astronauts undergo is to their microbiome. "There is as many cells in you, and on y…