The goal is to study the sun’s outer layers, to better understand its physics and dynamics and to improve understanding of space weather.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
Thursday Briefing: Prigozhin Listed Aboard Crashed Plane
Also, a paralyzed woman regains her voice.
What Is That Question Mark in Space? Here’s What We Know — and Don’t Know
Close scrutiny of a recent image from the Webb Space Telescope revealed some questionable punctuation.
Mysterious Object Found on Australian Beach Is Identified as Space Debris
A cylindrical object that was found in remote Western Australia probably came from an Indian rocket, Australia’s space agency said.
Mystery Object Is Found on Remote Beach in Western Australia
The authorities said the cylindrical object, which was found about 155 miles north of Perth, did not pose a risk to the public, but they have yet to identify it.
See Photos of the July Supermoon
The July supermoon, also called the buck moon, is the first of four supermoons expected this year.
The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find
Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely from supermassive black holes merging in the early universe.
Pumping Groundwater Has Changed Earth’s Spin, Study Finds
Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
Hamish Harding, Explorer Who Knew No Bounds, Dies at 58 During Titanic Dive
An aviation tycoon who pushed the limits, he went to the depths of the ocean and the blackness of space before his fateful dive to the Titanic on Sunday.
China Announces Plan to Land Astronauts on Moon by 2030
The announcement formalized a timeline that Chinese scientists have set out before, as the United States and China ramp up competition in space.