Credit: Harrison Haines from Pexels The spectacular aurora at the beginning of May this year showed the power that solar storms can unleash as radiation, but every now and then the sun does something far more destructive. Known as “solar particle events,” these bursts of protons directly from the sun’s surface can shoot out like … Read more
Without dinosaurs to trample the trees, vine plants like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail Published: 10:09 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 | Updated: 10:14 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 Next time you open a bottle of wine, … Read more
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you go to Venus, it wouldn’t be like that. Not every planet has a moon – so why do some planets have several moons while others have none? I’m a physics instructor who … Read more
(The Hill) – An asteroid the size of a football stadium zipped between Earth and the Moon Saturday morning – the second of two astronomical close-ups in three days. In this case, it’s a relative term: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, came within 180,000 miles of Earth. Meanwhile, on Thursday, asteroid 2011 UL21 flew within 4 … Read more
If you’ve ever wanted to take a walk in deep space, this might be as close as you’ll ever get. In this stunning animation, NASA lets the viewer wander through the trunks of the ‘Pillars of Creation’ in a nebula 6,500 light years from Earth. This is the most detailed and comprehensive video ever made … Read more