Red and blue lines emerge from Earth’s north pole. One of the defining characteristics of the Earth is its magnetic field. It creates a protective shield against high-energy particles thrown by. Sun and thus it could be argued that it provided a safer place for life to develop into the complex array of organisms we… Read More »
Screenshot of a post taken on X on May 14, 2024 The same blue checking account, which has more than 70,000 followers, spread similar theories about extreme weather events in widely shared posts. Approximately 400 cities and towns in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were affected by heavy rains. Experts attribute the historic… Read More »
The most powerful solar storm in almost 20 years is expected to hit Earth on Friday night and the Northern Lights are likely to be visible from across the UK. Bursts of charged particles, resulting from a series of powerful explosions from the Sun’s surface, are traveling directly towards Earth at about 900 km per… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble above the atmosphere protects the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild fluctuations in temperature. But new research… Read More »
Massive stars gain their magnetism by colliding and merging with other stars, according to evidence from a strange binary system surrounded by a dusty, element-rich nebula. This bipolar nebula, which has the double designation NGC 6164/6165, contains the star system HD 148937. light years Far away in the southern constellation Norma, HD 148937 contains two… Read More »
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will begin investigating the spectacular light shows of solar system giants Uranus and Saturn. Two separate teams of astronomers at the University of Leicester will use the $10 billion space telescope to study auroras on gas giant Saturn and cold ice giant Uranus. The aim will be to explain… Read More »
The environmental impacts of spaceflight are becoming increasingly clear as more and more spacecraft are launched into Earth’s orbit. The increasing number of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere has worried scientists for years, and now a new paper explores how the resulting crust of “conductive dust” around the planet resulting from the re-entry of… Read More »
Northern lights in Whitley Bay, England, April 24, 2023.Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images March 2024 may be the best month of the year to see the Northern Lights, aka the aurora borealis. This is because the Sun is hyperactive and the equinox can create holes in the Earth’s magnetic field. Here’s everything you need… Read More »
A dead star, devouring its own planets like an angry cosmic zombie, is scarred by planetary debris. The printed metal scar is located on the surface of this white dwarf star; When the Sun dies, such stellar remnants will remain behind, indicating the existence of “life after death” for planetary systems. The scar on the… Read More »
Earth, our rocky, watery oasis in the universe, is an ideal place for life to develop for several reasons. We sit at just the right distance from our parent star for liquid water to exist on the planet’s surface. The gravitational pull of other large planets helps protect us from apocalyptic collisions with stray asteroids.… Read More »