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Green and Red Auroras Light Up St. Patrick’s Day Dawn
A strong G3 geomagetic storm surged across the planet this morning producing a spectacular display of the northern lights. Some…
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NOAA/NASA/USAF Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Launching Feb. 8 to Monitor Solar Winds
The long awaited Deep Space Climate Observatory, or DSCOVR science satellite is slated to blast off atop a SpaceX Falcon…
How to Find and Make the Most of Comet Lovejoy
Comet Q2 Lovejoy passed closest to Earth on January 7th and has been putting on a great show this past week.…
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…
Better than Bieber, Rosetta’s Comet Sings Strange, Seductive Song
Tune in to the song of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko Scientists can't figure exactly why yet, but Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has been singing since…
Earth’s Lightning Ramps Up With The Solar Wind: Study
As the northern hemisphere enters the hazy days of summer, thunderstorms will freckle many of our nights and days. What…
Evidence of Internal Moon Water Found
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of…
Mercury Shows Off Its Reds, Whites, and Blues
At first glance, the planet Mercury may bear a striking resemblance to our own Moon. True, both are heavily-cratered, airless…
Evidence for Active Hollows Formation on Mercury
MESSENGER targeted-observation image of the interior of Eminescu crater A recent image acquired by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft shows the interior…
The Moon’s Water Comes From the Sun
An image of water-filled debris ejected from Cabeus crater about 20 seconds after the 2009 LCROSS impact. Courtesy of Science/AAAS.…