Huge Impact May Be Why the Moon’s Near and Far Sides Differ So Much
When spacecraft first circled the Moon, they discovered something surprising: the far side lacks nearly all of the lava flows known as seas or maria,…
Astronomy
Geomagnetic Storms Coming Our Way As “Dead” Sunspot Throws Plasma at Earth
Due to a “dead” sunspot hurling out a coronal mass ejection (CME) of plasma and solar material towards Earth on April 11, a G2 Class…
Astronomers Have Spotted the First Precursor to a Supermassive Black Hole
Almost every galaxy has a supermassive black hole in its heart. Each of these celestial bodies has a mass that is millions, if not billions,…
Declassified US Government Data Confirms First Interstellar Object to Hit Earth
According to recently released US government data, a minor meteor that flew through the sky of Papua New Guinea in 2014 was a visitor from…
10 New Black Hole Mergers Discovered – And they’re All Really Weird
It’s always a good idea to double-check your work since you never know what you’ll find. This is a rule that also applies to data.…
Watch Online As Small Asteroid Flies Closer Than the Moon Later Today
Between April 5 and 6, a minor asteroid known as 2022 GN1 will travel by Earth at a safe distance of 127,000 kilometers (79,000 miles),…
Watch as Lightning Strikes NASA’s New Moon Rocket Launch Pad
The Space Launch System, or SLS, NASA’s gigantic new rocket destined to return humans to the Moon, has had a couple of thrilling days (and…
Volcanic Marsquakes Suggest Martian Mantle Remains Active
Many tiny marsquakes have been discovered by NASA’s InSight Mars lander, especially in a location known as Cerberus Fossae. The origin of 47 quakes has…
Satellite Images Show Mass Grave Near Bucha Massacre in Ukraine
Satellite photographs purport to reveal mass graves in the village of Bucha, where a terrible slaughter of people allegedly happened last month, offering a crucial…
Spotless Nearby Star Could Potentially Explain the Sun’s Maunder Minimum
A lengthy period of low activity on a neighboring star has been discovered, and astronomers think it will help explain why our Sun experiences the…
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