Science

NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field

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This stereoscopic visualization shows a simple model of the Earth's magnetic field. The magnetic...

Scientists Determine 'Oumuamua Isn't Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All

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Scientists Determine 'Oumuamua Isn't Made From Molecular Hydrogen Ice After All

New NSF Physics Frontier Center Will Focus on Neutron Star Modeling in ‘Gravitational Wave Era’

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This rendering shows the density of matter in the aftermath of two merged...

Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission

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Auroral beads seen from the International Space Station, Sept. 17, 2011 (Frame ID: ISS029-E-6012).

Hubble Helps Uncover the Mystery of the Dimming of Betelgeuse

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Betelgeuse’s Dust Cloud (Artist’s Impression)

NASA Satellite’s Lone View of Betelgeuse Reveals More Strange Behavior

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An image from the Heliospheric Imager aboard NASA’s STEREO spacecraft shows the star...

How airplanes counteract St. Elmo’s fire during thunderstorms

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Carmen Guerra-Garcia, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, is the lead...

Scientists Suggest Stellar "Sneeze" as Reason for Betelgeuse's Massive Dimming in Early 2020 and Say It May Be Dimming Again, Roughly 400 Days Early

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Scientists Suggest Stellar "Sneeze" as Reason for Betelgeuse's Massive Dimming in Early 2020 and Say It May Be Dimming Again,...