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Severe geomagnetic storm watch issued for first time in 19 years
CBS News· 7 hours agoA severe G4 geomagnetic storm could emerge on Friday, triggering a watch for a storm of this...
The northern lights: A history of aurora sightings
Astronomy Magazine· 1 hour agoThroughout history, humans have gazed in awe at the astronomical wonder that is the aurora borealis. The Finnish name for the the northern lights is...
Solar Stormwatch: NASA Catches Intense X1.1 Flare in Action
SciTechDaily· 11 hours agoOn May 9, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory detected a significant solar flare that peaked at...
Study reveals mechanisms of hydrodynamic escape in low-mass exoplanets
Phys.org· 5 hours agoA study published in Nature Astronomy and conducted by Guo Jianheng from the Yunnan Observatories of...
Why Hot Jupiters Spiral into Their Stars
Universe Today· 2 hours agoExoplanets are a fascinating astronomy topic, especially the so-called “Hot Jupiters”. Extreme gravitational interactions can tug them right into their...
What causes the aurora borealis?
Greensboro News & Record· 4 hours agoAlso known as the northern lights, it happens when charged particles from the sun interact with gases in our atmosphere.
Astronomers Discover an Atmosphere on a Hot, Rocky Exoplanet With an Ocean of Magma
Smithsonian Magazine· 22 hours agoAstronomers have spotted signs of an atmosphere on an exoplanet 41 light-years away from Earth—the...
Tonight may be your best chance to see the northern lights in years
Astronomy Magazine· 1 hour agoThe most powerful solar storm to be forecast in nearly two decades is about to arrive at Earth late...
Thick atmosphere detected around scorching, rocky planet that's twice as big as Earth
CBS News· 2 days agoA thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar...
New image revealed of "ominous" cometary globule known as "God's Hand" as massive stars tear it...
CBS News· 1 day agoThe globule, more formally known as CG 4, sits around 1,300 light-years away in the constellation...