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The Sun unleashes a torrent of charged particles. Some of them slam into the Earth’s atmosphere, triggering breathtaking auroras in the night sky. But for equipment that’s orbiting our planet in outer space, solar weather can quickly turn into a major headache. The particles have been shown to wreak havoc on the on-board electronics of
Teams monitor the countdown during a dress rehearsal in preparation for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev onboard, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in the
Yellowstone National Park is a place of wonder and beauty that never ceases to amaze the millions who visit each year. But there’s much more to Yellowstone than just the incredible views above ground. Watch the video below: Scientists monitoring the ground beneath Yellowstone National Park Scientists are also interested in what is happening below
WASHINGTON — As NASA prepares to launch a new crew to the International Space Station, the agency has yet to decide which spacecraft it will use for the next crew rotation mission. A SpaceX Crew Dragon is set to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station on the Crew-12 mission. Liftoff,
Paleontologists in China have discovered a nearly complete skeleton of a previously unknown species of iguanodontian dinosaur that preserves exceptionally detailed fossilized skin, including structures unlike anything seen in other non-avian dinosaur fossils. Life reconstruction of a juvenile Haolong dongi. Image credit: Fabio Manucci. Haolong dongi lived in what is now northeastern China during the
“The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem,” says Professor Hugo Dil, a physicist at EPFL. “The central problem is the general role of time in quantum mechanics, and especially the timescale associated with a quantum transition.” At the
For most of my life, I’ve had a superpower: the ability to recall names. As a coach of youth sports, I could memorize 12 names within minutes of the first practice. Parents thought I was a caring coach for this party trick. Now, at 52, it’s my kryptonite, and I live in fear of getting
For the first time, segments of a Vulcan rocket landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the West Coast debut of the United Launch Alliance vehicle sometime later this year. ULA’s RocketShip recently docked at the harbor on the South Base with the Vulcan rocket components stowed inside the huge cargo vessel. “Having flight
Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells. Now, researchers have found a key mechanism through which the typical age-related decline in neuron production might be slowed. In later life, the neural stem cells (NSCs) that turn into fully fledged neurons become more