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2024 Antarctic ozone hole 7th-smallest since recovery began
Scientists reported this week on the extent of the 2024 Antarctic ozone hole, saying it was the 7th-smallest since recovery began in 1992.
October 31, 2024
Creepy sound of Earth’s magnetic field flip: Listen here!
Listen to the the creepy sound of Earth's magnetic field flip from 41,000 years ago! Scientists used data from ESA's Swarm constellation to create the sound.
October 31, 2024
Scientists see black hole jet in a new light
A new study looked at the high-energy jets blasted by the supermassive black hole at Centaurus A. They travel at least 94% of the speed of light!
October 30, 2024
LIVE MONDAY: Dark comets mystery with Aster Taylor
Dark comets are icy bodies that likely come from the inner band of the asteroid belt. Approximately 60% of near-Earth objects may be dark comets.
October 27, 2024
Boeing satellite breakup adds to space junk around Earth
On October 19-20, 2024, the satellite breakup of Intelsat 33e added at least 20 pieces of space junk to the growing debris pile in orbit around Earth.
October 24, 2024
Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying
Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying, especially in high northern latitude areas such as Canada and Siberia. Here's what that means for the planet.
October 22, 2024
First 1% of new cosmic atlas reveals millions of galaxies
The Euclid mission to survey the universe and understand the nature of dark energy and expanding universe has just released the first 1% of its cosmic atlas.
October 19, 2024
Sun officially reaches solar maximum in its 11-year cycle
NASA and NOAA announced on October 15, 2024, that the sun has reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, or what is known as solar maximum.
October 16, 2024
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot wiggles like gelatin
New observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show that Jupiter's Great Red Spot wiggles like a bowl of gelatin. It squeezes in and out like a stress ball.
October 13, 2024
Black hole destroys a star, goes after another
A black hole shredded one star and now, a few years later, the debris disk is pummeling another star. This second star flashes in X-ray every time it gets hit.
October 11, 2024
