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Solar flare causes ideal conditions to view auroras for part of US this week
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (265+ words) A strong solar flare is causing prime viewing conditions for the northern lights to be seen in North America this week. Related video above: ISS astronaut captures stunning time-lapse of southern aurora On Tuesday, Aug. 25, a sunspot shot off a…...
A nice night to stargaze before active weather returns this weekend
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (24+ words) Mitchell Republic A nice night to stargaze before active weather returns this weekend...
Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center to host lunar eclipse watch party
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (137+ words) Bay Area residents will have a chance to watch a partial lunar eclipse Thursday night, weather permitting, at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. The center will start hosting the lunar eclipse watch party at 7 p.m. at its facility at…...
Solar flare causes ideal conditions to view auroras for part of US later this week
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (241+ words) A strong solar flare is causing prime viewing conditions for the northern lights to be seen in North America this week. Related video above: ISS astronaut captures stunning time-lapse of southern aurora On Tuesday, Aug. 25, a sunspot shot off a…...
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Targets Exoplanets 1,000 Times Fainter Than Current Limits
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (331+ words) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will advance exoplanet imaging by targeting worlds much fainter than previous instruments could detect. Its Coronagraph Instrument will block intense starlight, helping reveal planets that reflect only small amounts of light from their host…...
NASA has awarded Helicity Space an early-stage grant to test the feasibility of the Helicity Drive, a proposed fusion-propulsion system whose developers say could carry a crew to Mars and back in under four months. That entire theoretical round trip would be shorter than the roughly nine months a conventional chemical-powered mission may spend travelling in one direction—but the engine remains an unproven concept, not a flight-ready NASA system.
1+ day, 52+ min ago (807+ words) NASA funded a Phase I feasibility study of Helicity Space's pulsed fusion concept, not a flight engine or approved four-month crewed Mars mission....
Powerful solar flare could spark northern lights this week
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (462+ words) What states had highest solar eclipse coverage? How did eclipse affect Europe's visibility? Why were Reno evacuations ordered? A powerful eruption from the sun could produce a dazzling northern lights display across parts of the United States later this week,…...
Embry-Riddle Worldwide Locations Host Hundreds at Community-wide Solar Eclipse Watch Parties
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (267+ words) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Ramstein and Spangdahlem locations in Europe brought hundreds of military-connected community members together to celebrate the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse, the first visible eclipse from mainland Europe in nearly 30 years. Through community-wide Solar Eclipse Watch Parties, the…...
NASA's soon-to-launch telescope will give the largest view of space ever. Here's how it works
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (354+ words) NASA is preparing to launch a new telescope next week that will be able to capture more of the night sky than ever before. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch Aug. 30 and will aim to collect…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (381+ words) Explanation: Are we looking at the future of our Sun? The James Webb Space Telescope captured today’s composite image of the Lion’s Head Nebula (NGC 2392) with its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The Lion’s Head Nebula is the remnant of a…...