Going where no spacecraft has gone before: NASA shuts down cosmic ray instrument on Voyager 2
The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive ...
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New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
Previous research also indicated that Earth looks down the axis of this system, known as Wolf-Rayet 104, raising concerns ...
Lightning Triggered by Space Phenomena, Physicists Reveal
Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...
New research finds a cosmic seed for lightning in thunderstoms
When researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory visualized data from the first few nanoseconds of a lightning, they ...
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A terrifying fate may lurk inside the Milky Way
Bagchi and Ray et al/Hubble Space Telescope Simply put, experts previously believed a galaxy like J23453268−0449256 couldn’t survive under its own conditions. The roiling gamma, cosmic ...
What a year in space and prolonged periods in orbit can do to the human body
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore recently returned to Earth after nine months in space, with their bodies noticeably affected.
‘Voyager’s failing signals’: The urgent need for a new deep space probe
NASA’s Voyager probes are failing, creating an urgent need for a new deep-space mission. A proposed interstellar probe could ...
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What meteorites tell us about their birthplace in space
Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their ...
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Cosmic anomaly hints at frightening future for Milky Way
It also means the Milky Way could potentially create similar energetic jets in the future – with the cosmic rays, gamma rays ... observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Giant Metrewave ...
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Sunita Williams' Return To Earth After 9 Months: How Space Radiation Has Affected the NASA Astronaut's Heart Health
Sunita Williams Return Live News: After being stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) for over 9 months, NASA ...