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How Solar Storms Can Shut Down The Internet, Power Grids, And Even Tractors

ByDavid Wallace and The Conversation

Brace yourself.

Artist's impression of a disintegrating exoplanet orbiting within a planetary debris disc. This plan...
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An Exoplanet's Huge Comet-like Tail Hides An Astronomical Secret

ByDakotah Tyler and The Conversation

WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy.

Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating ne...
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A New NASA Image Captures A Trio Of Stars In A Cosmic Nursery

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

Three baby stars light up the cosmic dust that likely gave birth to them — 550 light-years away.

Science

How Solar Storms Can Shut Down The Internet, Power Grids, And Even Tractors

ByDavid Wallace and The Conversation

Brace yourself.

Science

An Exoplanet's Huge Comet-like Tail Hides An Astronomical Secret

ByDakotah Tyler and The Conversation

WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy.

Space

A New NASA Image Captures A Trio Of Stars In A Cosmic Nursery

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

Three baby stars light up the cosmic dust that likely gave birth to them — 550 light-years away.

Space

Can Boeing's Starliner Actually Compete With SpaceX's Crew Dragon?

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

You learn a lot when you compare Boeing’s Starliner, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, and the retired Space Shuttle.

Science

A Radical New Experiment Used Synthetic Quartz To Capture Artificial Heat

ByKiona Smith

The novel feat shows that channeling enough solar energy can generate industrial-grade heat.

Space

The Webb Telescope Found A Lava Planet with a Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere

ByKiona Smith

55 Cancri e is a terrible place, but at least its atmosphere isn't actually vaporized rock.

Science

This Wild, Believable Theory Suggest AI Is Blocking Us From Alien Contact

ByMichael Garrett and The Conversation

What if AI represents a formidable bottleneck in the development of all civilizations, one so challenging that it thwarts their long-term survival?

Science

The Sun Is In the Middle of a ‘Potentially Historic’ Eruption

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

This weekend could be packed with GPS interruptions and brilliant auroras.

Space

Look! This Strange Cosmic Cloud Looks Like a Dinosaur

ByKiona Smith

This striking image of CG4 was captured by a telescope instrument originally built to study dark energy.

Space

What Actually Happened to the Boeing Rocket Last Night?

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

A malfunctioning valve is not ideal.