Kinetic Alfvén waves may be key to mystery of solar corona heating
Syed Ayaz, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has published a paper in Scientific Reports that ...
NASA’s TRACERS Mission Hits Major Milestone With Twin Spacecraft Completion
NASA's upcoming TRACERS mission involves two satellites designed to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth’s ...
The Physics Of Lightspeed Travel: Why It May Remain Science Fiction
Lightspeed travel is a popular concept in sci-fi and pop culture, but it's not a technology we are likely to see anytime soon ...
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Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests
The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...
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Historic Venus Flyby Sets Parker Solar Probe on Course for Sun's Closest Approach
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has done an extraordinary job teaching us about our Sun while achieving record distances from the ...
Spacecraft completed for NASA's TRACERS mission, key milestone passed
The twin spacecraft of NASA's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission were ...
Uranus, the ice giant, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years
A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...
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NASA's November 2024 Skywatching Tips
This month offers a celestial showcase featuring views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. Additionally, witness the Parker Solar ...
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NASA’s Sun-Bound Parker Solar Probe Swings Through Final Venus Flyby
Parker Solar Probe completed its seventh and final Venus gravity-assist maneuver, swinging onto a path that will bring it to ...
NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Health Deteriorates Amid Extended ISS Mission, New Photo Raises Concern
Sunita Williams’ extended stay on the ISS raises health concerns Doctor notes weight loss and caloric deficit after 150 days in space NASA astronaut Sunita Williams affected by prolonged ISS mission ...
SpaceX to Launch 20 Starlink Satellites from California on November 9
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Nov. 9, enhancing satellite broadband services.
Chinese rover Zhurong uncovers evidence of ancient ocean on Mars, raising hopes for past life
Recent findings from China’s Zhurong rover suggest that Mars once hosted an ocean, significantly altering our understanding ...