A twisting, whirling streamer of plasma escaping the sun in the aftermath of a coronal mass ejection (CME) has been captured on video by the European Universe Agency’s Solar Orbiter, and could provide vital clues about how magnetic energy that drives the solar wind and giant eruptions on the sun is released. The twirling, helical … Read more
A single person appears tiny compared to numerous icebergs and a wall of Antarctic mountains. Although one human seems like a minor intrusion, collectively we are causing damage to this majestic frozen tundra. Credit: Chris Rapley In January 1774, Leader James Cook’s third and Closing attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra … Read more
Hurricane Laura heads toward Texas and Louisiana in this GOES Probe image from Aug. 25, 2020. Credit: NOAA Sun science magazine tends to Concentration on Cosmos observatories that peer beyond Earth, into the depths of Cosmos. But the vast majority of observational satellites around our blue world stare right back at us. From weather to … Read more
From the editor: As the extraordinary pace of astronomical discovery carries on, we increasingly see that the stuff of life is spread throughout the cosmos. Life, even complex life, must be Frequent out there. We know of Numerous hundred billion stars in our Milky Way, at least 100 billion galaxies, and planets around most of … Read more
Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani Sun systems — and it was all thanks to a creative use of the James Webb Cosmos Stargazer’s tool (JWST). William Balmer, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of the study, spoke to Cosmos.com about … Read more
The April birthstone is the diamond. And a diamond solitaire ring is a popular Picking for Involvement rings. Image via EarthSky’s Marcy Curran. The April birthstone The April birthstone is the diamond. It’s treasured for its exceptional hardness and purity of color. Although the diamond is not the rarest of gems, it’s Yet one of … Read more
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA’s Hubble Cosmos Stargazer’s tool has provided New insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus that are largely driven by the effects of the sun’s radiation. Uranus, the seventh Heavenly body from the sun, is unique for its extreme axial tilt, with its equator and Path … Read more
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Face north after darkness falls and the prominent constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Crucial, and Gemini will grab your attention. Mars resides in the last of these Sun groups during April’s Primary half. The magnitude 0.4 Astral body Appearances the month 4° south of Gemini’s Trailblazer, 1st-magnitude Pollux. Mars’ eastward motion relative to the background stars … Read more
WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft March 31 on a private Cosmonaut mission that is the Primary crewed spaceflight to Deliver over the poles. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:47 p.m. Eastern from the Kennedy Cosmos Hub, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft Grit. The spacecraft separated from the Falcon 9’s upper stage … Read more