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How the Sun Can Help Predict Crashes in Orbit and on Earth
As orbit gets more cluttered, it’s more important than ever to fine-tune predictions of collisions between space junk and uncontrolled reentries to Earth.
NASA Probe Picks Up Faint Radio Signal in Venus's Atmosphere
The natural radio signal's detection marks the first data collection from the planet's ionosphere in decades.
How the Fastest Spaceship Ever Is Getting Terrifyingly Close to the Sun
Adam Szabo and Betsy Congdon, two leads on the Parker Solar Probe, discuss the mission’s discoveries and its daredevil future.
Beaming Solar Power From Space to Earth Is a Sci-Fi Dream That's Getting Closer
The U.S. military deployed a solar-harvesting test module into space in May. Will space-based solar power ever work, and what will it take?
The Fastest-Growing Black Hole Gobbles Up One Sun a Day
New research just found incredible information on the hungriest black hole in the Universe.
Scientists Prepare to Search for Aliens Orbiting Dead Stars
“The next intriguing question would be whether life survived the star’s death or started all over again—a second genesis.”
The Sun is Mysteriously Causing Whales to Strand and Die, Research Suggests
New research into gray whale strandings gives us a clue as to how these animals navigate and suggests that solar storms may play a role in their deaths.
These Are the Highest Resolution Images of the Sun Ever Taken
Each of the cell-like structures in this image represents an area about the size of Texas.
NASA’s Solar Probe Found ‘Tantalizing Evidence’ of Rings Around the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe captured evidence of a possible dust-free zone, hinting at rings, along with insights into "magnetic islands" and plasma "blobs."
NASA’s Solar Probe Found Things Near the Sun That We Can’t Explain
Scientists say the unexplained rogue waves and high winds mean we are “missing something really fundamental in our standard models of the Sun.”
Listen to the Wild Sounds of a Solar Storm Hitting Earth
Scientists created eerie sonifications of the waves produced by Earth’s magnetic field when it is juiced by radiation from solar storms.
How to Survive the Worst Astrological Day of 2019 So Far
On June 19, Mercury and Mars oppose Pluto, bringing big fights, power struggles, and a generally catastrophic energy—here's how to deal.