When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An illustration showing a rogue planet orbiting a very distant point around the solar system. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva) The next time you think your collecting habit is getting out of control, you can console yourself… Read More »
David Uttley can almost pinpoint the exact time his nightmare began. He was 15 and on holiday in Brittany. “I fell asleep in the sun on the beach. I couldn’t walk the next day. The sunburn was so painful.” Today, at 60, she is living with stage four melanoma cancer. Like many men growing up… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. (Main) The Sun, which has an 11-year solar cycle (top right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a large sunspot that formed on May 5, 2024 (bottom right) A Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of a… Read More »
The new moon in July 2024 will occur today, as the Earth reaches the point farthest from the Sun, the aphelion point. The new moon will occur on July 5 at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time (2257 UTC), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later the young moon will pass close to Mercury… Read More »
A wonderfully smooth and confusing Christmas Day breaking Dawn It was the result of the ‘rainstorm’ observed over the Arctic in 2022 electrons directly Sunsay researchers based in Japan and the US. This is the first time a rare aurora of this type has been seen from the ground, at a time when the winds… Read More »
Prince Harry has been ordered by a High Court judge to explain the destruction of drafts of his ‘Replacement’ memoir as he sues the publisher of The Sun newspaper. The Duke of Sussex is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) for allegedly collecting illegal information, and the hearing is expected to take place in January next… Read More »
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.com. Why do some planets have moons and some don’t? – Siddharth, 6 years old, Texas On Earth, you can look up at night and see the Moon shining from hundreds… Read More »
Summer will officially arrive in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday, June 20 at 4:51 PM EDT (2051 GMT) – the June Solstice. At that moment, Sun It will reach the northernmost point of the celestial equator. To be more precise, when the solstice occurs, the sun will appear to shine directly overhead at a point… Read More »
The Sun is on the verge of a significant event: a reversal of the magnetic field. This event occurs roughly every 11 years and marks an important stage in human history. solar cycle. The change in polarity indicates the halfway point. solar maximumthe height of solar activity and the beginning of the transition towards solar… Read More »
NASA has its sights set on the Moon and aims to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there in the 2030s. However, the Moon is not a very habitable place for humans. Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar-powered particles from the Sun bombard the… Read More »