Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time
A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus’s unique magnetosphere.
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‘Crumb trails’ of meteoroids could reveal potentially dangerous comets years before they reach Earth
Read more: ‘Crumb trails’ of meteoroids could reveal potentially dangerous comets years before they reach EarthPotentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. …
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Mysterious, city-size ‘centaur’ comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption
Read more: Mysterious, city-size ‘centaur’ comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruptionThe cryovolcanic “centaur” comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than thr…
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Jupiter’s storms and its ‘potato’ moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images
Read more: Jupiter’s storms and its ‘potato’ moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe imagesNASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet’s atmosphere. …
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Uranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited
Read more: Uranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 VisitedMuch of the understanding of the seventh planet comes from a brief flyby nearly 40 years ago, which researchers now say overlapped with an exceptional solar event.
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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Read more: How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 EarthsJupiter has no solid ground, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn’t have a surface, what does it have? …
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China’s space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here’s what’s next
Read more: China’s space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here’s what’s nextChina has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang’e 6 lunar far side samples for research. …
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An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024
Read more: An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024A small asteroid burned up in Earth’s atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory. …
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On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here’s how
Read more: On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here’s howHuge shells of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars’ south polar cap resulted in subsurface meltwater, which fed a huge system of rivers, lakes and even a sea, a new study suggests. …
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Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)
Read more: Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events. …
