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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…
That Recent Solar Storm Was Detected Almost Three Kilometers Under the Ocean
On May 10th, 2024, people across North America were treated to a rare celestial event: an aurora visible from the…
These New Computer Simulations of the Sun are Hypnotic
It's almost impossible to over-emphasize the primal, raging, natural power of a star. Our Sun may appear benign in simple…
A Sunspot, Revealed in Incredible Detail by Europe’s Newly Upgraded GREGOR Telescope
I wear glasses for astigmatism. But, as a stargazer with a visual impediment, turns out I’m in good company. The…
Power Grids and Satellites Are More at Risk from Extreme Solar Storms Than We Thought
Exactly how dangerous are solar storms? Scientists think the Carrington Event was one of the most powerful ones to ever…
Flying Into the Sun? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission
NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its…
What Was the Carrington Event?
In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so…
The White House Releases a Report on Space Weather
We live on a planet dominated by weather. But not just the kind that comes in the form of wind,…