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What is the heliosphere and how can we measure it?
The heliosphere is a bubble of solar gas that extends outward and protects the planets from interstellar radiation. Scientists would like a probe to study it.
June 14, 2024
Epic solar storm effects seen by Mars rovers
The sun lobs its particles into the solar system, and studying this space weather on Mars helps us understand what future astronauts might face there.
June 12, 2024
The last Milky Way galactic collision was a recent event
The Milky Way has collided with many other galaxies. The Gaia space telescope found the most recent galactic collision happened later than we thought.
June 11, 2024
Fastest carbon dioxide surge ever during year of extremes
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is accumulating faster than ever, accelerating to levels far above any experienced during human existence, say climate scientists.
June 11, 2024
Heatwaves: How animals adapt to cope with them
Evolution alone cannot protect animals from climate extremes like heatwaves and deep cold. Animals are adapting their behavior to help survive global warming.
June 11, 2024
D-day secret weapon: wetland science at Normandy
Wetland science and covert raids helped Allied forces gather critical information prior to the D-Day landing in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
June 6, 2024
Webb finds most distant galaxy known so far
Astronomers using the Webb space telescope have discovered the most distant galaxy yet known. It existed 290 million years after the Big Bang.
June 4, 2024
Scientists discover a nitroplast, the 1st of its kind
Scientists announced the discovery of the first nitroplast, a nitrogen-fixing organelle. It's just the 4th example in history of primary endosymbiosis.
May 21, 2024
Will solar flares destroy modern civilization? Nah
David Wallace of Mississippi State University talks to Deborah Byrd about solar flares and the impact a big storm from the sun would have on Earth today.
May 19, 2024
Among solar storms, the one causing the Carrington Event was BIG
Massive solar storms could damage the power grid, disrupt the internet, affect the ability of GPS and create auroras that reach toward the equator.
May 19, 2024
