Space

Solar Activity Remains High as the Sun Emits 5 Substantial Flares in One Week

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 26 2014 - 1:15pm

Witnessing The Exploding Fireball Stage Of A Nova

The expanding thermonuclear fireball of a nova is a staple of movies and fiction but last year one was witnessed in the constellation Delphinus with unprecedented clarity. The observations produced the first images of a nova during the early fireball stag ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2014 - 9:00pm

House-sized Asteroid to Give Earth a Very Close Shave Monday

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 26 2014 - 6:14pm

10 Million Suns: That Bright Pulsar May Not Be Alone

A team of astronomers recently reported discovering a pulsating star that appears to shine with the energy of 10 million suns. A pulsar is a type of rotating neutron star that emits a bright beam of energy that regularly sweeps past Earth like a lighthous ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2014 - 9:26am

From The Mouths Of Baby Fireballs

The first images of a nova during its early fireball stage- when it ejects material and gases expand and cool- have been delivered from a nova that erupted last year in the constellation Delphinus.   A nova occurs after a thin layer of hydrogen builds up ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2014 - 4:16pm

More X-Class Flares Erupting From Giant Solar Sunspot

This morning, a large active region on the sun erupted with another X-class flare, its fourth since Oct. 24th.  Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2014 - 5:30pm

Sun in a Solar Flare Frenzy as Giant Eruptions Continue

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Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Oct 27 2014 - 6:45pm

One Giant Leap For Preservation: Protecting Moon Landing Sites

With private space missions just around the corner, we need to think about keeping important lunar sites safe. Cultsofhteshadow /Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Beth O'Leary, New Mexico State University Who will preserve the first lunar landing site at Tranqu ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 29 2014 - 12:00pm

Would Aliens Spot Our Planet from the Star System Nearby?

If we were aliens, would we be able to detect Earth, using the technology we have now? ...

Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Dec 10 2014 - 5:21pm

Astronomers Find Planet-forming Lifeline in a Young, Low-mass Binary Star System

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a streamer of gas flowing from a massive outer disc toward the inner reaches of a young, low-mass binary star system GG Tau-A. ...

Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Jan 4 2015 - 1:06pm