Jupiter’s Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, may be heating up
Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede is the only known moon to have its own magnetic field — and it may be heating up in a process...
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‘I heard gasps’: Artemis II astronauts reveal inside story of their mind-bending solar eclipse
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — On their record-setting journey around the moon and back, the Artemis II astronauts experienced awe that remains hard to put into words,...
Eruption blows hole in sun’s atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lights
A solar eruption has blown a massive hole in the sun’s atmosphere, causing temporary radio blackouts and possibly triggering a northern lights display tomorrow. Scientists...
Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power
Scientists have developed a method to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen using solar power and acid from old car batteries. The one-pot process transforms...
‘This continues to be unreal’: First Artemis II photos capture the far side of the moon and a stunning solar eclipse from space
NASA has released its first batch of photos taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their historic flyby around the far side of the moon....
Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar cells at record speed
Molecular vibrations can “catapult” electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second — much faster than previously thought, a new study shows. The findings...
All 5 ‘letters’ of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid contains all of the “letters” that make up DNA, suggesting that these key ingredients for life may be common in the...
A ‘mass migration’ of stars from the Milky Way’s center could explain why there’s life in our solar system
Thousands of sun “twins” spotted by a space telescope could shed new light on how our star came to host at least one life-friendly world...
1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warns
A heavy space probe is falling to Earth today (March 10), eight years earlier than expected, according to NASA. The 1,300-pound (600 kilograms) Van Allen...
Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims
Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts of solar energy might also influence earthquakes....