Lunar vortices are mysterious, light-colored, winding structures on the lunar surface that extend for hundreds of kilometers. These intriguing patterns, visible even from a backyard telescope, have for years defied a simple explanation. Recent research suggests that the swirls may be magnetized by invisible magmas beneath the moon’s surface. New insights into lunar vortices Recent … Read more
Enlarge / A screen shows a virtual meeting with Microsoft Teams during a conference on January 30, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Microsoft could face a huge fine in the European Union for “potentially unlawful” bundling of Teams with its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 business software suites. On Tuesday, the European Commission (EC) announced preliminary … Read more
Scientists search the earth and sky for clues to the climate history of our planet. Powerful and persistent volcanic eruptions can change the climate over long periods of time, and the sun’s output can change Earth’s climate over millions of years. But what about interstellar hydrogen clouds? Could these gas and dust regions change Earth’s … Read more