The remarkable aurora in early May of this year showed the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but every now and then the sun does something much more destructive. These explosions of protons, fired directly from the sun’s surface and shooting out into space like a searchlight, are known as “solar particle events.” … Read more
silhouette of a person on top of a mountain staring at the galactic center of the Milky Way getty Every Monday I pick the celestial highlights for North America for the coming week (which also apply to the mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. Be sure to check View my main feed for more in-depth … Read more
Trustnet examines the 10 active global funds with less than £100 million in assets under management. Smaller funds can be more flexible and take advantage of market volatility in a way that is difficult for larger and therefore more rigid competitors to match. The big disadvantage, however, is that they often cost more. With less … Read more
(The Hill) — An asteroid the size of a football stadium cut a path between Earth and the moon Saturday morning — the second of two astronomical near-collisions in three days. Near miss is a relative term in this case: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, came within 300,000 kilometers of Earth. On Thursday, asteroid 2011 UL21 … Read more
On Earth, you can look up at night and see the moon shining from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you went to Venus, that wouldn’t be the case. Not every planet has a moon – so why do some planets have multiple moons while others have none? I am a physics teacher … Read more
If you want proof of Microsoft’s progress toward its environmental goals, look closer to Earth: to a construction site on an industrial estate in west London. The company’s Park Royal data center is part of its drive to drive the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), but that ambition runs counter to its goal of being … Read more
This week, two asteroids – one big enough to destroy a city, and the other so big it could end civilization – will fly near our planet. Do not panic. Both have a zero percent chance of impacting Earth. And depending on where you are in the world, you might even see one. The larger … Read more
Two rare asteroids will zoom close to Earth this week, within just 42 hours of each other. Due to their size and trajectory, both space rocks are labeled as ‘potentially hazardous’. But that doesn’t mean they pose an immediate threat to Earth. In fact, they will both fly by safely at thousands of miles per … Read more
In mid-May, a once-in-a-lifetime outbreak of the Northern and Southern Lights lit up the skies worldwide. Delicate reds were seen as far south as Jamaica, Mexico and India, with dancing curtains of green lighting up the landscape across much of the northern and central Lower 48. The perpetrator? A geomagnetic storm, fueled by high-energy particles … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Forecasters will soon be able to map lightning activity on Earth in real time and keep a closer eye on solar storms caused by the sun thanks to a new weather satellite. Together, … Read more