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A decades-old mystery about the sun’s outer atmosphere has been solved by researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Their discovery shows that reflected Alfvén waves are responsible for the…

In a stunning new discovery, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever footage of fully developed turbulence in the Sun’s corona, offering unprecedented insights into the origins of the solar…

A newly discovered Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star provides insights into Earth’s potential survival after the Sun becomes a white dwarf. Located around 4,000 light-years away, the planet endured…

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured a stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the International Space Station, offering a rare view of the comet as it approaches its closest pass to…

Earth's endless journey around the sun has been happening for billions of years, but just how many orbits has it completed? And what does this tell us about the future…

On August 5, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observed two significant solar flares. These twin X-class flares, the most intense type of solar flare, erupted from the Sun, providing...

A remarkable digital artwork has been created by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who meticulously combined over 100,000 images of the sun captured through a specially modified telescope. This stunning 375-megapixel image...

The sun, our dynamic and life-sustaining star, is showing early signs of transitioning to its next solar cycle, despite being only halfway through its current one. This surprising development has...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th close approach to the sun, achieving a significant milestone in its mission to study the solar corona. This remarkable feat underscores...

On July 5, 2024, at around 1 a.m., Earth reached its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. This annual event raises an intriguing question: why are we experiencing...

A team of solar physicists at NYU Abu Dhabi's Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS) has made significant discoveries about the Sun’s supergranules using data from the Solar Dynamics...

Posted on Apr 2, 2021 in Climate Change, Science, Technology “Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalist about the discoveries, technology, people, and events...

In a half-second flash of light in May of this year, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope detected the most powerful explosion since the Big Bang –the brightest infrared light from a...

“Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the future...

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 in Astronomy, Milky Way Galaxy Nyx, a vast new stellar stream discovered in the vicinity of the Sun, named after the Greek goddess of the...

“Planet Earth Report” connects you to headline news on the science, technology, discoveries, people and events changing our planet and the future of the human species. The Phosphate Problem for...

Tardigrades, the Earth’s most resilient species begs the question: what else is out there? The AFP reported that this microscopic, multicellular species, also known as the water bear, likely made...

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Astronomy, Science Scientists have discovered clues to how the sun might shut off its dynamo and turn itself back on again. The existence of...

Posted on May 2, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “All of these things are way more weird than anyone had predicted,” says astrophysicist John Beacom of the Ohio State University who...

Posted on May 16, 2019 in Astronomy, Science, Space An enormous “something” appears to have torn a hole in part of the Milky Way’s halo. The “dark substructure” was found...

Posted on Feb 20, 2022 in Astronomy, NASA, News, Science “This group of asteroids we hypothesized is probably about 1000-times less well populated than the asteroid belt,” NASA astrophysicist Marc...

Posted on Feb 16, 2019 in Biology, Evolution, News, Science In July 2017, a giant iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf east of the Antarctic Peninsula, unveiling...

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 in Astronomy, Science Since the Gaia Spacecraft’s April 2018 data release, astronomers have unveiled a Milky Way teeming with astounding surprises, including hints of dark-matter...

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 “It could have been a neutron star that collapsed to a black hole after some time or turned immediately into a black hole,” said Karl...

Only six light-years from Earth, Barnard’s star is among the nearby red dwarfs that represents an ideal target to search for exoplanets that could someday actually be reached by future...

Posted on Aug 28, 2018 Parker Solar Probe will fly closer to the Sun than any previous spacecraft and through the solar corona itself. “We will be exploring a region...

Posted on Aug 11, 2018 The first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun was poised to blast off today, on a mission to plunge into our star’s sizzling...

Posted on Jul 30, 2018 in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmos, Discovery, Galaxies, NASA, Science, Space, Technology, Universe Located about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina, Eta Carinae comprises...

Posted on Jul 14, 2017 in Uncategorized The world’s most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according...

Posted on Mar 15, 2017 in Uncategorized NASA says it could study distant exoplanets by using the sun as a giant gravity lens revealing (if it was Earth) islands, rivers,...

NASA has confirmed that the Sun is at solar maximum, the peak of its 11-year cycle. This phase brings more frequent auroras and powerful space weather events, which could last…

Astronomers have discovered a new sungrazer comet, C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), which could become visible to the naked eye later this month. Making its closest approach to Earth on October 24,…

SpaceX is preparing for its fifth Starship test flight (IFT-5), potentially launching as soon as October 13, 2024, pending regulatory approval from the FAA. This test flight is a key…

Sunspot activity on the Sun has reached its highest level in 23 years, with an average of 215.5 sunspots per day recorded in August 2024, according to Live Science. This...

In an extraordinary event, a massive solar storm that erupted in April 2023 temporarily disrupted Earth's magnetosphere, opening up a rare, two-hour magnetic highway between the Sun and Earth. This...

Samsung has recently rolled out an important update to enhance the security of its phones. However, this option must be activated in the settings to be effective. With the rise...

A recent study conducted by a collaborative team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Bucharest has revealed that solar radiation may significantly impact Earth's...

Recent discoveries using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed significant differences between the eternal morning and evening atmospheres on the distant exoplanet WASP-39b. This giant planet, located approximately...

A particularly long-lived and violent sunspot cluster, designated AR 3723, has rotated back into view for the third time, promptly firing off an M9.3 solar flare. This cluster, which has...

Solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of radiation emanating from the sun's atmosphere. These powerful explosions are caused by the release of magnetic energy stored in the sun's atmosphere, often...

On June 3, 2024, the sun treated scientists and space enthusiasts to a spectacular event: an M-class solar flare that produced a massive plasma plume. Captured in stunning detail by...

Blue Origin is set to resume its space tourism missions with the launch of NS-25, marking the first crewed flight since August 2022. The mission will carry six passengers, including...

In a display of cosmic fireworks, the gargantuan sunspot AR3664 has emitted an X3.98-class solar flare, its most powerful burst to date. This event, which occurred in the early hours...

In a striking astronomical event, a super group of sunspots named AR3638-50 emerged on April 25th and 26th, marking an intense period of solar activity. The consequences of this event...

Posted on May 20, 2022 in Astronomy, Science The ESA has captured a stunning image of the 4.5 billion-year-old glowing ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our...

Today’s stories range from How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypse to New Type of Magnetic Wave Discovered Sweeping Across Earth’s Outer Core, and much more. The Planet...

Posted on Apr 15, 2022 in Science Forget about the hand-held laser guns used in Star Trek. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image above shows a megamaser, IRAS 16399-0937, located over...

The “Planet Earth Report” provides descriptive links to headline news by leading science journalists about the extraordinary discoveries, technology, people, and events changing our knowledge of Planet Earth and the...

Posted on Jan 5, 2022 in Astronomy, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft’s tennis-court-sized 70-foot sunshield, a key milestone...

The young star Eta Carinae –one of the most massive in the Milky Way – survived a titanic eruption 170 years ago. Although located relatively far away from Earth (about...