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Solar storm 'triple threat' set to light up skies in 'direct hit'

People around the world may be able to see the Aurora, a light show that is often seen in high latitude areas

Wales Online

Where and when you can spot the Northern Lights in Wales tonight

The display was captured over Llangrannog on Sunday, March 13

Wales Online

Solar storm set to light up skies in 'direct hit' and it could happen any time this week

People across the world may be able to see the Aurora, a light show that is often seen in high latitude areas, this is expected to be seen further towards the equator during the storm

Daily Mirror

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A home-made analogy that helps study solar spicules in the lab

Paint poured on the mouth of the speaker, when fed music, breaks out in spicule-like jets

The Hindu

Sun’s Coronal Loops May Just Be An Optical Illusion

"When I saw the results, my mind exploded," said Anna Malanushenko, who led the study.

Zenger

Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science

On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failure was a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun.

The Conversation

‘Finger-Like Solar Flares’ Explained in New Study

In January 1999, scientists observed mysterious motions within a solar flare. Unlike typical flares that showed bright energy erupting outwards from the Sun, this solar flare also displayed a downward flow of motion, as if material was falling back towards the Sun. Astronomers wondered what exactly they were seeing. Now,…

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Just how bad could a big solar storm be in the internet age? And how would Australia be affected?

In 1859 a massive solar storm knocked out the telegraph, but back then there was no electricity or internet. So what would happen if a storm that big hit today?

ABC News

Nuclear fusion: how excited should we be?

There’s been tremendous excitement about recent results from the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the UK, hinting that the dream of nuclear fusion power is inching closer to reality. We know that fusion works – it is the process that powers the Sun, providing heat and light to the…

The Conversation

Astronomers find a zombie star feasting on its shattered planets

Fragments of heavy elements keep polluting a white dwarf star, leading astronomers to believe it could be asteroids from shattered planets.

Inverse

Ruby clouds and water behaving strangely – what we found when studying an exoplanet's dark side

Since astronomers discovered the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, we have found many worlds that are very unlike the ones in our own Solar System. A large number of these “exoplanets” are large, gaseous planets roughly the size of Jupiter, orbiting close to their parent stars…

The Conversation

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.

The Conversation

Like sand through an hourglass

On Feb 1, Ulysse Nardin marked the Lunar New Year with the launch of Blast Moonstruck -- a sequel to earlier astronomical timepieces created by engineer and master watchmaker Ludwig Oechslin.

Bangkok Post

New planet in our galactic neighborhood

Proxima d, which orbits the star nearest our Sun, is estimated to be only a quarter of Earth's mass

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Rocket part set to crash into Moon is from China's Chang'e 5-T1 mission, not Elon Musk's SpaceX

It's not a SpaceX rocket that will crash into the Moon next month, but a piece of a Chinese one that launched in 2014. So why the case of mistaken identity?

Dynamite News

Researchers observe planetary bodies for first time in habitable zone of dead star

White dwarfs are glowing embers of stars that have burned through all their hydrogen fuel. Nearly all stars, including the Sun, will eventually become white dwarfs, but very little is known about their planetary systems. A new study revealed the discovery of a ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized…

Inverse

Astrophysicists pinpoint a celestial event that could reveal advanced alien life

Aliens may be traveling from one star system to another when two stars get close enough to one another, a study suggests.

The Hindu

Creating a sun in a lab

What is the significance of the recent achievements made in thermonuclear fusion technologies?

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Astronomers find evidence of a new planet circling nearest star to the sun

This marks the third planet detected in the system and it is believed to be a quarter of Earth's mass.

Daily Mirror

When is the next full moon in 2022? Full lunar calendar including dates and peak times

There are 12 full moons to enjoy in 2022. Here is everything you need to know, including dates, nicknames and what time they peak

Inverse

Scientists discover new Earth-like planet around the closest star to our Sun

A team of astronomers found evidence of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.

The Independent UK

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

Proxima d is just a quarter of Earth’s mass.

ABC News

Solar storm knocks out 40 newly launched satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX

A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the Sun disables at least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network.

Wales Online

Final moments of dead planet crashing into a white dwarf seen for first time

Most stars, including our Sun, are destined to become a white dwarf

Inverse

7 ways the Webb Telescope will unlock the Solar System's secrets

The James Webb Space Telescope will study Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and other far flung places that ground-based telescopes can't see as well.

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