ALMA Reveals Betelgeuse’s Fiery, Long-Lived Hot Spots
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have captured stunning new images of the surface of Betelgeuse, the…
Astronomers Discover Rare ‘Mega-Earth’ Exoplanet: Gliese 523b
Gliese 523b (GJ 523b) is a young, ultra-dense planet that orbits almost perpendicular to its star’s spin, according…
Space Weather May Warp Martian Weather during Dust Storms, Planetary Scientists Suggest
Planetary researchers have found the first evidence that bursts of energetic particles from the Sun could warm the…
Potential Atmosphere Detected on Habitable-Zone Exoplanet LHS 1140b
Using spectral data from the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, astronomers detected helium escaping from LHS…
Study warns solar storm risks may be much worse than thought | Features
Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from…
Experts create new method to defend Earth against solar storms
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a strong solar flare released by the Sun on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Following…
Astronomers Find Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Just 25 Light-Years Away
Astronomers have discovered a rocky exoplanet about twice Earth’s size just 25 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable…
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead. The…
Northern lights could dazzle Peace Region skies as strong solar storm approaches – CJDC-TV
Peace Region residents may get a glimpse of the northern lights this week as a strong geomagnetic storm…
Astronomers Detect Clearest Signs Yet of Magnetic Fields on Extrasolar Planets
By tracking fierce winds racing through the atmospheres of seven ultra-hot Jupiters, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence…
Maximum Lifetime Of The Vegetative Biosphere
ExoCAM simulations of Earth from the present up to 2.0 Gyr in the future, assuming CO2 remains fixed…
WNY without lake-effect snow? Ancient iceberg scratches reveal a reverse snowbelt | Local News
BUFFALO — The region’s legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city…