When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...
Our Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than it should be, and no one knows why.
A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...
Earth’s orbit around the Sun defines everything we take for granted. Day and night, the seasons, and the steady presence of ...
Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...
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Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems.
What would happen when the Sun releases a burst of energy at the Earth and thousands and thousands of satellites are in the ...
Pluto sits far out in the Solar System, small and dim, moving at a pace that barely fits human timelines. It was found in ...
This test flight, conducted by the Ashburn, Virginia-based startup Overview Energy, marks a major victory in the quest for ...
NASA’s Gateway is coming to life with a solar-powered spacecraft built to light it up—and move it around the Moon.
The "milestone in solar physics" will help scientists better understand space weather and its impact on our tech-dependent ...