Largest solar flare since 2017 has scientists excited that maybe the Sun is entering a new, active cycle.

The Sun has been really quiet lately. In fact, since late 2017, the Sun’s activity seems to have slowed down. That changed this week when scientists spotted the largest solar flare since October 2017.

A new research paper published in Nature journal suggests the asteroid that formed the 66 Ma Chicxulub crater struck earth at just the right angle to create maximum damage. The asteroid’s trajectory was determined by studying “asymmetries int he subsurface structure of the Chicxulub crater” and 3D simulations. According to researchers, the impact direction and…

It’s really happening! Today NASA astronauts will board Crew Dragon. The capsule will travel to the International Space Stations (ISS) as a major test of SpaceX’s new Dragon 2 spacecraft. #NASA #SpaceX #Science

It’s going to be a historic event – Wednesday’s launch of a rocket that marks the groundbreaking public-private partnership between the United States and SpaceX. And since we’ve suffered a disappointingly long wait after NASA retired the space shuttle fleet in 2001, well, it’s about time. This week’s mission, formally called SpaceX Demo-2, will launch…

Guests watch the launch of Artemis I flight test

A large piece of Chinese space debris fell from space yesterday after passing over much of the United States. The trajectory of the debris passed over Los Angeles and New York before landing off the coast of West Africa just 15 minutes after passing the US East Coast.

Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Flag on the moon

We’ve all seen the pictures of astronauts triumphantly placing an American flag on the surface of the moon, evidence of mankind’s excursion to a heavenly body far from home. But flag planting wasn’t as easy as the astronauts made it seem.

We know that planets revolve around the Sun but did you know the entire solar system is moving through space? The Sun and the entire solar system orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy at a speed of about 500,00 MPH. If we take into account the movement of the solar system, the…

When a flame burns on earth, heated gases rise from the fire, drawing oxygen in and pushing combustion molecules out. As the flame burns, it heats the air around it and causes it to expand and rise upward. In microgravity however, hot gases do not rise.

As part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, they have selected their next mission – a drone-like lander that will explore the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan. The Dragonfly mission will send a dual-quadcopter to the surface of Titan.

Astronomers have done what was thought to be impossible – they captured the unseeable, a picture of a black hole, an object so dense, nothing, note even light, can escape it.

Category: Astronomy and Space

Largest solar flare since 2017 has scientists excited that maybe the Sun is entering a new, active cycle.

You know that asteroid that struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and supposedly killed all the dinosaurs? Well it turns out it hit earth at just the right angle for maximum damage.

Crew Dragon launches today! For the first time in nearly a decade, the US will launch 2 passengers into space from US soil.

I feel like a kid again. Wednesday’s rocket launch starts groundbreaking new era for US human spaceflight.

Large piece of Chinese rocket falls from space missing New York by 15 minutes.

Are the American flags on the Moon still standing? If so, what do the flags on the Moon look like today?

Here’s what our solar system looks like while flying through space.

Here’s what a flame looks like in space, where there is no gravity.

NASA announces its next mission “Dragonfly” – will explore Saturn’s moon Titan with a drone-like lander.

For the first time, scientists have captured a picture of a black hole in space and it’s amazing!

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