LignoSat: First satellite made of wood released into space
A satellite made of wood has been orbiting the earth since December. Instruments are to determine how suitable the building ...
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Surprise Turning of Ancient 'Wheel of Ghosts' Casts Doubt on Astronomical Purpose
The ancient Rujm el-Hiri ('Wheel of Ghosts') site on the Golan Heights plateau in southwest Syria, is a marvel of a monument ...
What Happens When You Launch a Wooden Satellite Into Space? JAXA Finds Out
In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...
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X-class solar flares hit a new record in 2024 and could spike further this year — but the sun isn't entirely to blame, experts say
There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...
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‘Inevitable’ solar storms will be catastrophic for energy supply
These storms are measured by something called the Disturbance Storm Time index, a negative measurement of the strength of ...
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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moon
A new robot is set to capture the first global images of Earth's magnetic field "breathing" in and out from the surface of ...
AI Enhances Northern Lights Classification and Geomagnetic Storm Forecasting
AI categorises auroras from 700 million images Improved geomagnetic storm forecasting with AI NASA and University of New Hampshire lead auroral AI study ...
Energetic particles could help to control plasma flares at the edge of a tokamak
The development of sustainable energy sources that can satisfy the world energy demand is one of the most challenging ...
The 'climate archive': How scientists study the ancient past
It is official: 2024 was the hottest year since 1850, around the time scientists began keeping reliable records of Earth's ...