Traveling to the sun: Why won’t Parker Solar Probe melt?
This summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will launch to travel closer to the Sun, deeper into the solar atmosphere, than any mission before it. If … Read more
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How Stars Move at the Center of the Galaxy
Two months ago astronomers created a new 3D map of stars at the centre of our Galaxy (the Milky Way), showing more clearly than ever … Read more
Gold nanoparticles give an edge in recycling CO2
By tuning gold nanoparticles to just the right size, researchers from Brown University have developed a catalyst that selectively converts carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon … Read more
Climate puzzle over origins of life on Earth
Scientists at the CRPG-CNRS University of Lorraine, The University of Manchester and the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris have ruled out a theory … Read more
Several NASA spacecraft track energy through space
Scientists have provided the most comprehensive details yet of the journey energy from the sun takes as it hurtles around Earth’s magnetosphere. Understanding the changes … Read more
Coldest Brown Dwarfs Blur Lines between Stars and Planets
Astronomers are constantly on the hunt for ever-colder star-like bodies, and two years ago a new class of objects was discovered by researchers using NASA’s … Read more
The sun’s magnetic field is about to flip
Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun’s vast magnetic field is about to flip. “It … Read more
Where comets go to die
A team of astronomers from the University of Anitoquia, Medellin, Colombia, have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers, led by Anitoquia astronomer Prof. Ignacio … Read more
Sounding rocket to study active regions on the sun
At NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M., a sounding rocket is being readied for flight. Due to launch on Aug. 8, 2013, … Read more
Sun Erupts with a CME Toward Earth and Mercury
On July 9, 2013, at 11:09 a.m. EDT, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send … Read more
New knowledge about early galaxies
The early galaxies of the universe were very different from today’s galaxies. Using new detailed studies carried out with the ESO Very Large Telescope and … Read more
