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05/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA releases new video of Jupiter’s monster polar storms

The Great Red Spot isn’t the only super storm on Jupiter. The gas giant’s north and south poles host colossal cyclones that dwarf the biggest ones ever seen on Earth. As seen in a new video released by NASA, these swirling storms dominate the polar regions of the planet, according to an article on Science.com. The material […]

04/25/2018 / By David Williams

NASA says the solar flare that caused a radio blackout last September was the biggest flare in a decade

Sun spots may be common and solar flares a regular occurrence, but they are still often worthy of taking note. Case in point: Last September 6, 2017, there were two powerful solar flares detected and recorded. What was unusual was that the second one in particular was the most powerful solar flare recorded in more […]

04/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Solar eruptions send shock waves through space; 3D models created by NASA satellites map trajectory

Recently released three-dimensional models of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) give us a much better idea of the process behind these solar eruptions. From the viewpoints of NASA satellites, massive shock waves can be seen rippling out from the Sun, according to an article on Space.com. CMEs are tremendous expulsions of plasma and charged particles from […]

04/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientist suggests scanning newly discovered planets for space junk as an indicator of alien life

We’ve littered Earth’s orbit with “space junk” since the dawn of spaceflight, so it stands to reason that advanced alien life might have done the same. A Spanish researcher suggests looking for evidence of orbital trash as proof of extraterrestrial life, reported a New Scientist article. According to astrophysicist Hector Socas-Navarro, the “transit method” technique commonly used […]

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