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Scientists Knew What Would Eventually Destroy the Earth. Now, There’s Hope: A Tiny Dot Next to a White Dwarf Star

Scientists Knew What Would Eventually Destroy the Earth. Now, There’s Hope: A Tiny Dot Next to a White Dwarf Star

Space

If the Sun becomes a red giant, the future of humanity is sealed—or so the experts believed.

Scientists Have Found a Planet Where a Year Last Three Days. It's Orbiting the Star Closest to the Sun

Scientists Have Found a Planet Where a Year Last Three Days. It's Orbiting the Star Closest to the Sun

Space

Despite its similarities to the Earth, it can’t support life as we know it.

Next Week’s Annular Solar Eclipse Will Create a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky

Next Week’s Annular Solar Eclipse Will Create a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky

Space

This type of eclipse occurs when approaches the part of its orbit that is farthest from Earth.

ESA and NASA Sent Two Spacecraft to the Sun. Together, They Successfully Solved a Long-Standing Puzzle: Why Solar Wind Doesn’t Cool Down

ESA and NASA Sent Two Spacecraft to the Sun. Together, They Successfully Solved a Long-Standing Puzzle: Why Solar Wind Doesn’t Cool Down

Space

By working together, NASA and the ESA have managed to solve a decades-old mystery.

We Have Two Hours to Protect the Electric Grid From an Extreme Solar Storm. The Recent Auroras Prove It

We Have Two Hours to Protect the Electric Grid From an Extreme Solar Storm. The Recent Auroras Prove It

Energy

An extreme solar event could damage the power grid or create dangerous currents in gas pipelines.

NASA Continues to Deliver Bad News for Artemis, Its Mission to the Moon: Now There's a Problem With the Sun

NASA Continues to Deliver Bad News for Artemis, Its Mission to the Moon: Now There's a Problem With the Sun

Space

An astronaut on the lunar surface could receive a dose of radiation thousands of times higher than on Earth.

Some Experts Expect This Week’s Auroras to Be as Spectacular as the Ones We Saw Last Month. These Are Their Reasons

Some Experts Expect This Week’s Auroras to Be as Spectacular as the Ones We Saw Last Month. These Are Their Reasons

Space

If you missed last month's auroras, you might be in luck. Experts say they'll be back this week.

A Comet Is Going to Execute a Once-in-a-Lifetime Magic Trick: It's Set to Happen Between Now and October

A Comet Is Going to Execute a Once-in-a-Lifetime Magic Trick: It's Set to Happen Between Now and October

Space

With the naked eye, we should be able to see the C/2023 A3 comet as bright as ever.

It's Not Just Auroras: The Sun Has Produced Its Biggest Flares in 20 Years. Here They Are As Seen From Space

It's Not Just Auroras: The Sun Has Produced Its Biggest Flares in 20 Years. Here They Are As Seen From Space

Space

The Solar Dynamics Observatory is keeping track of what’s happening on the surface of the Earth’s star.

Sunspot AR 3664 Has Grown as Large as the One That Caused the Carrington Event 165 Years Ago

Sunspot AR 3664 Has Grown as Large as the One That Caused the Carrington Event 165 Years Ago

Space

The sunspot has erupted with intense M- and X-class flares in just a matter of days, including one with a magnitude of X8.7 on Tuesday.

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