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Future Supercontinent Pangea Ultima Could Trigger Mass Extinction, Reveals New Study
A University of Bristol study warns that Earth’s future supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, may make the planet uninhabitable for humans and mammals. Due to a combination of rising CO₂ levels, increased solar radiation, and vast land area far from oceanic cooling, the supercontinent could experience widespread extreme temperatures. Though millions o...
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NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth
In May 2024, Earth experienced a magnificent geomagnetic storm, leading to dazzling auroras across the skies. During this event, NASA’s BioSentinel spacecraft collected essential data on solar radiation while orbiting the Sun over 30 million miles away. This research is vital for understanding the effects of radiation in deep space, especially as...
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NASA and South Korea to Conduct Joint Space Mission to Explore Deep Space
NASA and the newly formed Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in space exploration. Their upcoming mission will focus on exploring Lagrange Point 4, a gravitationally stable region in deep space that remains unexplored. This mission aims to advance our understanding of space radiation and the solar w...
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NASA Might Have Spotted Highest Number of Sunspots in Over 20 Years
On August 8, 2024, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) may have documented a record-breaking number of sunspots in a single day, marking a significant event in Solar Cycle 25. These sunspots, which are dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface caused by intense magnetic activity, play a crucial role in the Sun's behaviour and have a direct impa...
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Total Solar Eclipses: A Look At Myths About Radiation, Pregnancy, More
Get ready for one of the year's most anticipated celestial events - the upcoming total solar eclipse. This event is set to occur on April 8 and will be visible from North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
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Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
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Scientists Prove Space Solar Farms Work, Can Bring Clean Energy Back To Earth
UK researchers suggest the feasibility of creating affordable, lightweight space solar panels for energy generation.
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ISRO Launches Aditya-L1, India's Maiden Sun Study Mission, Aboard PSLV Rocket
ISRO launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission, Aditya-L1. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched by nearly 5,00,000 viewers.
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Giant Solar Storm Struck Earth, Moon And Mars Together For First Time In History: Study
This marked the first time that a solar event was measured simultaneously on the surfaces of Earth, the moon, and Mars.
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A Supermassive Blackhole Is Pointing Directly At Earth And Sending Powerful Radiation: Scientists
A team of international astronomers have reclassified a galaxy after finding that a supermassive black hole in its centre has changed direction and is now aiming towards the Earth.
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Arctic Is Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World – New Research
A new study has suggested that the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the world over the past 43 years. This means the Arctic is on average around 3 degree Celsius warmer than it was in 1980. The Arctic sea ice is covered in a bright layer of snow which reflects around 85% of incoming solar radiation back out to space.
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IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Alternative to ACs With Radiative Cooling System Which Needs No Electricity
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, have designed an affordable 'radiative cooler' coating material. The new system will act as an alternative to air-conditioners. For daytime operation, these coolers need to reflect entire solar radiation.
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Watch: Amateur Photographer Records "Unusual" Solar Storm On Surface of Sun
A solar storm that reaches as far out from the Sun as four entire Earths was discovered by telescope by an amateur photographer.
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NASA Is Exploring Solar Sails to Propel Spacecrafts Through Space in Future
NASA is working towards exploring if solar sails could be a viable way for space-based travel. Solar sails are mirror-like devices mounted on spacecraft that capture the Sun's light. The captured light exerts radiation pressure on the sails and thus propels the spacecraft through the vacuum of space.
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Chandrayaan-2 Detects Solar Proton Events Which Increase Radiation Exposure to Humans in Space: ISRO
A Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS), a payload on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, has detected solar proton events which significantly increase the radiation exposure to humans in space, ISRO said.
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Future Supercontinent Pangea Ultima Could Trigger Mass Extinction, Reveals New Study
A University of Bristol study warns that Earth’s future supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, may make the planet uninhabitable for humans and mammals. Due to a combination of rising CO₂ levels, increased solar radiation, and vast land area far from oceanic cooling, the supercontinent could experience widespread extreme temperatures. Though millions o...
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NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth
In May 2024, Earth experienced a magnificent geomagnetic storm, leading to dazzling auroras across the skies. During this event, NASA’s BioSentinel spacecraft collected essential data on solar radiation while orbiting the Sun over 30 million miles away. This research is vital for understanding the effects of radiation in deep space, especially as...
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NASA and South Korea to Conduct Joint Space Mission to Explore Deep Space
NASA and the newly formed Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in space exploration. Their upcoming mission will focus on exploring Lagrange Point 4, a gravitationally stable region in deep space that remains unexplored. This mission aims to advance our understanding of space radiation and the solar w...
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NASA Might Have Spotted Highest Number of Sunspots in Over 20 Years
On August 8, 2024, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) may have documented a record-breaking number of sunspots in a single day, marking a significant event in Solar Cycle 25. These sunspots, which are dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface caused by intense magnetic activity, play a crucial role in the Sun's behaviour and have a direct impa...
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Total Solar Eclipses: A Look At Myths About Radiation, Pregnancy, More
Get ready for one of the year's most anticipated celestial events - the upcoming total solar eclipse. This event is set to occur on April 8 and will be visible from North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
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Astronomers Find 7 Planets Being "Fried" By Their Star In Milky Way
In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we experience on Earth.
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Scientists Prove Space Solar Farms Work, Can Bring Clean Energy Back To Earth
UK researchers suggest the feasibility of creating affordable, lightweight space solar panels for energy generation.
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ISRO Launches Aditya-L1, India's Maiden Sun Study Mission, Aboard PSLV Rocket
ISRO launched a rocket on Saturday to study the sun in its first solar mission, Aditya-L1. The rocket left a trail of smoke and fire as scientists clapped, a live broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) website showed. The broadcast was watched by nearly 5,00,000 viewers.
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Giant Solar Storm Struck Earth, Moon And Mars Together For First Time In History: Study
This marked the first time that a solar event was measured simultaneously on the surfaces of Earth, the moon, and Mars.
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A Supermassive Blackhole Is Pointing Directly At Earth And Sending Powerful Radiation: Scientists
A team of international astronomers have reclassified a galaxy after finding that a supermassive black hole in its centre has changed direction and is now aiming towards the Earth.
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Arctic Is Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World – New Research
A new study has suggested that the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the world over the past 43 years. This means the Arctic is on average around 3 degree Celsius warmer than it was in 1980. The Arctic sea ice is covered in a bright layer of snow which reflects around 85% of incoming solar radiation back out to space.
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IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Alternative to ACs With Radiative Cooling System Which Needs No Electricity
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, have designed an affordable 'radiative cooler' coating material. The new system will act as an alternative to air-conditioners. For daytime operation, these coolers need to reflect entire solar radiation.
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Watch: Amateur Photographer Records "Unusual" Solar Storm On Surface of Sun
A solar storm that reaches as far out from the Sun as four entire Earths was discovered by telescope by an amateur photographer.
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NASA Is Exploring Solar Sails to Propel Spacecrafts Through Space in Future
NASA is working towards exploring if solar sails could be a viable way for space-based travel. Solar sails are mirror-like devices mounted on spacecraft that capture the Sun's light. The captured light exerts radiation pressure on the sails and thus propels the spacecraft through the vacuum of space.
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Chandrayaan-2 Detects Solar Proton Events Which Increase Radiation Exposure to Humans in Space: ISRO
A Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS), a payload on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, has detected solar proton events which significantly increase the radiation exposure to humans in space, ISRO said.
