Jupiter and Saturn may appear to be spinning and whirling, but they are stormy storms that are literally and otherwise out of this world. Nothing like this happens on earth. Fierce storms on these gas giants were thought to have originated from the atmosphere below, as they have on our …
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Europe’s largest solar telescope unveiled Close-up images The sun – and they’re a little scary. Gregor, a telescope operated by a team of German scientists at Spain’s Ted Observatory, has obtained new high-resolution images of the Sun’s intricate composition – the best ever captured by a European telescope, scientists said. …
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An asteroid with cars made just the closest known approach to Earth, without actually colliding with the planet. And investigators did not even know it for hours until hours after it was already over. Asteroid 2020 QG, formerly known as ZTFoDxQ, zooms past Earth on Sunday at 12:08 pm EDT, …
Read More »Artist’s image of our sun, along with his hypothetical solar companion.Image: M. Weiss The early configuration of material in the outer reaches of our solar system has led a team of scientists to speculate that the Sun had a companion in his early days. Intriguingly, this scenario could explain the …
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The best meteor shower of the year happens this week. While we get meteor showers all year round, this is the one with the most shooting stars. Go out Tuesday night if you can, because that’s the night when the meteors will mostly fly across the sky. Expect to see …
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