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Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages
Astronomers studying aging Sun-like stars have found strong evidence that stars consume their closest planets as they evolve. Using data from NASA’s TESS mission, researchers observed fewer planets around older stars, suggesting worlds are destroyed over time. The findings offer a realistic preview of Earth’s fate billions of years from now.
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Scientists Observe Solar Neutrinos Altering Matter for the First Time
Scientists have directly observed solar neutrinos altering matter for the first time, confirming a decades-old prediction in particle physics. This landmark result provides the lowest-energy measurement of a neutrino–nucleus interaction ever recorded and opens a powerful new way to study elusive neutrinos, nuclear reactions, and the inner working...
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Can Sunlight Exposure Actually Reduce Cancer Risk?
Sunlight is a major risk for skin cancer while studies find that people with higher sun exposure have lower incidence or mortality for some cancers. Here's what we know about the sun and cancer link.
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Will Earth Soon Have A Mini-Moon? Here's What The Study Reveals
Quasi-moons are generally very small and not visible without a telescope.
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Study Reveals Jupiter's Early Growth Prevented Earth From Being Pulled Into The Sun
The findings of this study were published on October 22 in the journal Science Advances.
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Scientists Caution That Artificial Cooling of Earth May Disrupt Monsoons and Weather Systems
A new Scientific Reports study warns that dimming the Sun with sulfur aerosols could cause severe side effects, including disrupted monsoons, ozone loss, and acid rain. Researchers stress that despite its cooling potential, such geoengineering carries unpredictable global risks that outweigh short-term benefits.
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Hidden Asteroids Near Venus Pose Long-Term Threat To Earth, Study Reveals
Some of the asteroids could intersect Earth's path within a few thousand years, posing a collision risk.
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What Is Heliosphere? NASA's New Mission To Study Sun's Protective Bubble
NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 24.
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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Scientists Say Solar Flares Are Hotter Than Expected, Could Reach 108 Million Degrees
A groundbreaking study shows ions in solar flares can reach 108 million°F, about six times hotter than earlier estimates. The research explains decades-old mysteries in flare spectra and urges new “multi-temperature” models to better forecast space weather, protecting satellites, astronauts, and communications from hazardous solar storms.
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Exoplanets Explained: How Astronomers Find Worlds Orbiting Stars Beyond the Sun
Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, hidden by stellar glare and detected indirectly. Astronomers identify them by tracking star wobbles or dips in brightness during planetary transits. NASA’s Kepler mission revealed thousands, with TESS now expanding the search. These discoveries confirm that planetary systems are abun...
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UY Scuti Reigns as the Universe’s Biggest Known Star, but Its Crown May Be at Risk
UY Scuti, a red hypergiant about 1,700 times the Sun’s radius, is the universe’s largest known star. Nearly 5 billion suns could fit inside its volume, but rivals like NML Cygni and Westerlund 1-26 challenge its claim to the crown. Astronomers stress that size estimates carry large uncertainties, leaving the title of biggest star still conteste...
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NASA and NOAA Set to Launch Solar Probes for Space Weather Forecasting
In Sept. 2025, NASA and NOAA will launch three spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 to the Sun–Earth L1 point. IMAP will map the heliosphere’s edge, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will study Earth’s exosphere, and SWFO-L1 will deliver real-time solar storm warnings. Together, they aim to improve space-weather science and safeguard technology on...
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NASA’s PUNCH Mission Completes Final Orbit Manoeuvres, Opens Early Sun Data to the Public
NASA’s PUNCH mission has reached full operational status, enabling continuous monitoring of the Sun and solar wind from multiple vantage points around Earth. This collaborative effort complements other major solar missions and promises valuable insights into the Sun–Earth connection. Early public release of PUNCH’s science data marks an excit...
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Hubble Delivers Best View Yet of Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
Hubble has captured its sharpest image of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet speeding through the solar system at 130,000 mph. The view reveals a dust-filled coma, a faint tail, and activity similar to native comets. Astronomers aim to study its composition before it vanishes forever, offering insight into objects formed around other stars.
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Planet-Eating Stars Offer a Glimpse Into Earth’s Fate as the Sun Nears Its Final Stages
Astronomers studying aging Sun-like stars have found strong evidence that stars consume their closest planets as they evolve. Using data from NASA’s TESS mission, researchers observed fewer planets around older stars, suggesting worlds are destroyed over time. The findings offer a realistic preview of Earth’s fate billions of years from now.
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Scientists Observe Solar Neutrinos Altering Matter for the First Time
Scientists have directly observed solar neutrinos altering matter for the first time, confirming a decades-old prediction in particle physics. This landmark result provides the lowest-energy measurement of a neutrino–nucleus interaction ever recorded and opens a powerful new way to study elusive neutrinos, nuclear reactions, and the inner working...
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Can Sunlight Exposure Actually Reduce Cancer Risk?
Sunlight is a major risk for skin cancer while studies find that people with higher sun exposure have lower incidence or mortality for some cancers. Here's what we know about the sun and cancer link.
-
Will Earth Soon Have A Mini-Moon? Here's What The Study Reveals
Quasi-moons are generally very small and not visible without a telescope.
-
Study Reveals Jupiter's Early Growth Prevented Earth From Being Pulled Into The Sun
The findings of this study were published on October 22 in the journal Science Advances.
-
Scientists Caution That Artificial Cooling of Earth May Disrupt Monsoons and Weather Systems
A new Scientific Reports study warns that dimming the Sun with sulfur aerosols could cause severe side effects, including disrupted monsoons, ozone loss, and acid rain. Researchers stress that despite its cooling potential, such geoengineering carries unpredictable global risks that outweigh short-term benefits.
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Hidden Asteroids Near Venus Pose Long-Term Threat To Earth, Study Reveals
Some of the asteroids could intersect Earth's path within a few thousand years, posing a collision risk.
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What Is Heliosphere? NASA's New Mission To Study Sun's Protective Bubble
NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 24.
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Sun Shows Signs of Rising Activity Following Decades of Weakening, Study Finds
A new NASA study shows the Sun’s activity has been rising since 2008, reversing decades of decline. The unexpected trend suggests greater risks from solar storms, flares, and plasma ejections. Scientists stress improved forecasting is essential, with upcoming missions like IMAP and SWFO-L1 set to expand space weather monitoring and protection eff...
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Scientists Say Solar Flares Are Hotter Than Expected, Could Reach 108 Million Degrees
A groundbreaking study shows ions in solar flares can reach 108 million°F, about six times hotter than earlier estimates. The research explains decades-old mysteries in flare spectra and urges new “multi-temperature” models to better forecast space weather, protecting satellites, astronauts, and communications from hazardous solar storms.
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Exoplanets Explained: How Astronomers Find Worlds Orbiting Stars Beyond the Sun
Exoplanets are planets orbiting stars outside our solar system, hidden by stellar glare and detected indirectly. Astronomers identify them by tracking star wobbles or dips in brightness during planetary transits. NASA’s Kepler mission revealed thousands, with TESS now expanding the search. These discoveries confirm that planetary systems are abun...
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UY Scuti Reigns as the Universe’s Biggest Known Star, but Its Crown May Be at Risk
UY Scuti, a red hypergiant about 1,700 times the Sun’s radius, is the universe’s largest known star. Nearly 5 billion suns could fit inside its volume, but rivals like NML Cygni and Westerlund 1-26 challenge its claim to the crown. Astronomers stress that size estimates carry large uncertainties, leaving the title of biggest star still conteste...
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NASA and NOAA Set to Launch Solar Probes for Space Weather Forecasting
In Sept. 2025, NASA and NOAA will launch three spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 to the Sun–Earth L1 point. IMAP will map the heliosphere’s edge, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will study Earth’s exosphere, and SWFO-L1 will deliver real-time solar storm warnings. Together, they aim to improve space-weather science and safeguard technology on...
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NASA’s PUNCH Mission Completes Final Orbit Manoeuvres, Opens Early Sun Data to the Public
NASA’s PUNCH mission has reached full operational status, enabling continuous monitoring of the Sun and solar wind from multiple vantage points around Earth. This collaborative effort complements other major solar missions and promises valuable insights into the Sun–Earth connection. Early public release of PUNCH’s science data marks an excit...
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Hubble Delivers Best View Yet of Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
Hubble has captured its sharpest image of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet speeding through the solar system at 130,000 mph. The view reveals a dust-filled coma, a faint tail, and activity similar to native comets. Astronomers aim to study its composition before it vanishes forever, offering insight into objects formed around other stars.
