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What Happens if a Nuke Goes Off in Space?
Scientific American· 6 days agoThe U.S. had just detonated a thermonuclear bomb 100 times more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima. This event, called Starfish Prime, wasn’t the...
A massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 5 days agoThe sun has been showcasing more activity over the past year as it nears the peak of its 11-year...
This Bird Is Way Smarter Than Anyone Gives It Credit For
Inverse· 4 days agoThe cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands is fantastic, and cyclists in my hometown of Utrecht...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 2 days agoThe Sun is a hot mess right now. Sunspot R3664 now stretches across nearly 124,300 miles (200,000 kilometers), almost as big as the sunspot that appeared on the Sun’s surface during the Carrington ...
Earth's Core Seems to Be Wrapped in an Ancient, Unexpected Structure
MSN News· 5 days agoThe most high-resolution map yet of the underlying geology beneath Earth's Southern Hemisphere revealed something we previously never knew about: an ancient ocean floor that may wrap around ...
The Hubble telescope has shifted into one-gyro mode after months of technical issues − an aerospace...
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoAfter months of technical issues, NASA announced June 4 that Hubble would shift into one-gyroscope mode. This essentially means that the telescope will have to rely on just one of the several ...
A massive solar storm hits Mars, revealing a risk for future astronauts on the red planet
AccuWeather· 5 days agoFifty-seven images make up this selfie taken by the Curiosity Mars rover at one of its drill sites in January 2019. (CNN) — When the sun unleashed an extreme solar storm and hit Mars in May, ...