applied sciences
-
Astronomers Confirm a Second Trojan Asteroid in Earth’s Orbit
Artist’s conception of the Earth Trojan asteroid 2020 XL5.Illustration: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine In December 2020, astronomers stumbled upon an object…
Read More » -
Sun-Orbiting Spacecraft Takes Fascinating Images of a Coronal Mass Ejection
The first coronal mass ejection observed by the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) appears as a sudden gust of white…
Read More » -
Climate Change Is Making Space Junk a Bigger Problem
Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP (Getty Images) In the pantheon of climate change concerns, more space junk isn’t high on my list.…
Read More » -
Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year
Imperceptibly small bits of dust from space fall to Earth in a perpetual microscopic meteor shower.Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls Some 10,000…
Read More » -
Astronomers Spot X-Rays Coming From Uranus
Composite image of Uranus, composed of an X-ray image taken by Chandra (shown in pink) and an optical image taken…
Read More » -
Antarctica Got Blasted by a Powerful ‘Airburst’ Event 430,000 Years Ago
Artist’s interpretation of the hot jet of molten particles and hot gas, striking the ancient Antarctic surface. Image: Mark A.…
Read More » -
Freaky New Feature Detected in Jupiter’s Northern Lights
Jupiter’s northern auroras. Image: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester) A newly detected auroral feature on Jupiter bears…
Read More » -
Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe Trapped in Underground Oceans
Saturn’s moon Enceladus.Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A planetary scientist says subterranean water worlds are likely common in the galaxy and…
Read More » -
Recovery of Rare Meteorite a ‘Dream Come True’ for Scientists
The rare meteorite, which fell to Earth on Feb. 28, 2021. Image: The University of Manchester A chunk of black…
Read More » -
What India Really Needs to Do to Protect Its Farmers
Farmers shout slogans as they participate in a protest at the Delhi Singhu border on December 18, 2020 in Delhi,…
Read More »