Stargazers may get an extra gift this Christmas, as the northern lights could put on a subtle show thanks to ongoing unsettled space weather activity from the sun.
While this isn’t likely to be a major aurora event, conditions are more unsettled…
Category: 7. Science
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail
It may be on its way away from Earth and heading out of the solar system, but interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS still has some surprises for researchers.
New research reveals that jet structures in the sun-facing “anti-tail” of this comet,…
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Can Science Tell Us Why?
In the 1960s, many school libraries had the How and Why Wonder series of books that were mostly about science. I remember reading several of these well-illustrated books, such as The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs and The How and Why…
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The strange radiation-eating organisms found at Chernobyl
The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant went horribly wrong. A massive explosion ripped through Reactor 4, spewing radioactive poison across…
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Starlink satellite fails, leaves debris behind • The Register
As if to underscore the need to avoid the Kessler Syndrome, a scenario in which cascading debris can make some orbits difficult to use, a Starlink satellite vented propellant and released debris following an onboard “anomaly” late last week.
The…
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