Researchers from Spain and Japan have discovered abundant live fungi, bacteria, and viruses at altitudes of 1,000 to 3,000 meters in Earth’s atmosphere. This groundbreaking study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involved collecting air samples over Japan to investigate how high microbes could be found and whether they could survive […]
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On August 15, two Maxar Intelligence imaging satellites were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida by a SpaceX Falcon 9. Liftoff of the Maxar-2 mission occurred at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The company’s constellation of six high-resolution imaging satellites, called WorldView Legion, requires three launches, of which this is the second. The first […]
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This week, space weather has continued to produce vivid displays of the Northern Lights, which are even more amazing from 250 miles above Earth, where astronauts live and work. At least five strong solar flares with coronal mass ejection throughout the course of the weekend sent charged particles hurtling toward Earth from the Sun. As […]
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Following an earlier this month setback, SpaceX has found its footing once more. On Sunday morning, July 28, the business launched two missions, launching clusters of its Starlink broadband satellites from coast to coast atop Falcon 9 rockets in less than five hours’ time. The two liftoffs occurred approximately twenty-four hours following a Falcon 9 […]
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On May 12, 2024, on its 61st close flyby, Juno took a breathtaking color-enhanced picture of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere that revealed the planet’s erratic and dynamic cloud patterns. For scientists researching planetary atmospheres, this image provides a thorough glimpse of the complex atmospheric conditions that define Jupiter. Investigating the Northern Hemisphere of Jupiter The folded […]
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Long-held beliefs on the ocean’s role in reducing climate change are called into question by a recent study by MIT professor Jonathan Lauderdale. Contrary to popular assumption, the research, which was published in Nature Communications, indicates that a decreasing ocean circulation may cause an increase in the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. For […]
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Astrophysicists are unable to observe inside neutron stars, which are extreme and enigmatic objects. They have the potential to have more than twice the mass of the sun inside a radius of about 12 kilometers. Together with black holes, they are the densest objects in the universe because of the matter that is packed in […]
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) reached a record-breaking 20th close approach to the sun on June 30, matching its own distance record by traveling around 7.26 million kilometers from the solar surface. Meanwhile, the Gulf countries and many other regions of the world are experiencing one of the hottest summers ever. Again matching its own […]
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This incredible accomplishment highlights the probe’s sturdy construction and the careful preparation that went into its mission to discover the sun’s outer atmosphere. 2018 saw the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which is still pushing the envelope in solar exploration and supplying priceless data that will improve our knowledge of the sun and its […]
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Polaris Dawn, the first commercial spacewalk mission, has stated that it will launch no sooner than July 31, 2024, therefore it appears to be back on track. The four-person crew of the Dragon spacecraft is expected to go farther from Earth than any mission in more than 50 years. There is much more to commercial […]
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