Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. “Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the first songs I learned to play on the violin. I will never forget the joy I felt playing the… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Ludwig van Beethoven‘s “Ode to Joy” is one of the first songs I learned to play on the violin. I will never forget the joy I felt playing the iconic… Read More »
A severe G4 geomagnetic storm could emerge as early as Friday, prompting NOAA officials to trigger a storm of that magnitude for the first time in nearly 20 years. The hour comes after days of solar activity that sent several bursts of plasma and magnetic fields toward Earth. G4s are the second strongest form of… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that could be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California, as well as disrupt… Read More »
Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, orbits the outer solar system about two billion miles (3.2 billion kilometers) from Earth. It’s a huge world; It is four times the diameter of Earth, 15 times its mass, and 63 times its volume. Uranus, which has not been visited by spacecraft in more than 35 years,… Read More »