Interstellar Visitor May Have Scrambled Our Solar System
The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...
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Invisible 'flickering' on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance
Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...
NASA Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flares
For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...
Scientists discover new planet unlike anything in our solar system
The James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers groundbreaking insight into a new type of planet described as unlike ...
Solar Flares: NASA Reveals Early Warning Sign of 'Dangerous Space Weather'
"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...
Six planets are now visible in the night skies. Here’s how to see the ‘planet parade.’
For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...
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20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind
Genesis data is now producing high impact science in cosmochemistry, solar physics, coronal mass ejections, and space ...
From Fusion Engines to Lunar Glass Homes: NASA’s Vision for 2025
NASA's NIAC program is investing in visionary ideas that could revolutionize space exploration. From fusion-powered ...
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Space Images From NASA’s Webb Featured on Two New U.S. Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service has issued two new stamps featuring iconic images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The stamps, ...
How to see the planets align: We show when and where to view
Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.
Planetary alignments aren’t rare, but 6 visible planets are. Here's how to see it.
Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many ...