In their hope to ensure that their astronauts are safe while in their mission in space, NASA hopes to understand space weather and how it affects their overall health.
The signal has travelled around 3 billion light-years across the Universe to reach us. Frequent radio bursts, or FRBs, are somewhat of an intergalactic mystery.
This year’s winners are credited with discoveries that address important and compelling scientific questions – from “What does a black hole look like?” to “Why do chilis taste hot?” and “What are the causes of neurodegenerative disease?”
Jupiter is known not only for its size but also for the brown and white color bands that makes it beautifully distinct, but all of that could be changing.
Chang’e-4, China’s lunar lander, left tracks as it explored the far side of the moon. (Photo : China Lunar Exploration Project) Chang'e-4, China's lunar rover, has recently explored the far side of the moon.
Late in the prehistoric Silurian Period, around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event wiped 23 percent of all marine animals from the face of the planet.
As Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, NASA's fleet of satellites were gathering data during the day to assist weather forecasters and scientists. At 2:00 pm EDT the National Hurricane Center (NHC) posted a supplemental advisory. NHC reports that "extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian poses a significant threat to Florida and the northwestern Bahamas. The Hurricane Hunter plane finds Dorian is now a major hurricane."
The demoted Pluto is desired to be reclassified as a planet once more If you learned in your younger years that there are nine planets with Pluto as the farthest from the sun, you might be part of the generation who no longer has the right information.