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Gaia Hit by a Micrometeoroid AND Caught in a Solar Storm
For over ten years, the ESA's Gaia Observatory has monitored the proper motion, luminosity, temperature, and composition of over a…
5 months ago
New Mission: DSCOVR Satellite will Monitor the Solar Wind
Solar wind - that is, the stream of charged electrons and protons that are released from the upper atmosphere of…
10 years ago
The Orbit of Earth. How Long is a Year on Earth?
Ever since the 16th century when Nicolaus Copernicus demonstrated that the Earth revolved around in the Sun, scientists have worked…
10 years ago
Planck Enters Retirement Shortly; This Picture Shows Just Some Of Its Views
With two days left before Planck switches off forever, the European Space Agency re-posted this beautiful image the telescope recently…
11 years ago