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Making Sense of Space Weather: Q&A with Physicist Robyn Millan
What is space weather, what causes it, and how does it affect humans? Physicist Robyn Millan, who co-chaired a recent National Academies decadal report on solar and space physics, answered questions ...
Introducing YR4: An asteroid with a 1% chance of smashing into Earth
An asteroid set to swing by Earth in 2032 has small chance of smashing into our planet, but experts aren't panicking — yet.
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 seconds
This impact unleashed about 130 times the energy of the current global inventory of nuclear weapons. Read more at ...
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The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by impacts
The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen
NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...
NASA’s Juno Uncovers Io’s 80 Trillion Watt Volcanic Monster That Shatters Records
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...
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From gas giants to rocky worlds: Why planets in our solar system differ
The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...
'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these ...
NASA Tracking Three Vehicle-Sized Asteroids Nearing Earth Today
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
Volcanoes on a moon of Jupiter erupted larger than Lake Superior
The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
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February Astronomy: All of the Planets of Our Solar System Make Appearances This Month—and Venus Is as Bright as It Ever Gets
On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...