The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is known for a stunning spectacle of light in the night sky, but this near-Earth manifestation, which is caused by explosive activity on the sun and carried by ...
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...
New research from a team of citizen scientists challenges the old idea that Jupiter's visible clouds are formed of ammonia ...
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is known for a stunning spectacle of light in the night sky but this near-Earth manifestation, which is caused by explosive activity on the sun and carried by ...
The findings have been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets ... from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics applied Dr Steven Hill’s analytical method ...
The researchers created a novel algorithm to sort through the THEMIS all-sky images (ASI) from 2008 to 2022 and efficiently annotate them using six distinct categories—arc, diffuse, discrete, cloudy, ...
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The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.
"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...
When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind ...
Space physics is the study of the natural phenomenon that occur in our solar system. Specifically, the sun, the particles and radiation it creates and how these affect the planets. This includes ...
In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. As an aerospace engineer, I'm excited for 2025, when space agencies worldwide are gearing up for even more ambitious goals. Here's a look at the most ...