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The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon
The sun just released a burst of a rare form of helium known as helium-3 ( 3 He). What's peculiar is this lightweight, ...
April’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means
April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...
April’s full pink moon will look smaller than usual — here’s why
April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes Second Close Flyby of the Sun at Record Speed
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed its second close pass near the Sun, moving at a record speed of 692,000 km/h. The spacecraft collected valuable data from the Sun’s corona to help scientists ...
NASA 'Autopsy' Reveals Plot Twist in Case of Planet Killed by Star
NASA's James Webb Telescope has been investigating the first-ever case of a star caught swallowing a planet —and, in classic ...
NASA’s autopsy of planet swallowed by a star gives astronomers a surprise
Planets are eaten by dying stars as they turn into red giants and expand. Earth will be eaten by the sun in billions of years ...
Telescope reveals star-planet collision unfolded differently than scientists first thought
NASA says observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a surprising new twist in the study of a star believed to have engulfed a planet. The latest data suggests that instead of the ...
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Scientists source solar emissions with largest-ever concentration of rare helium isotope
The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists sought the source ...
7 surprising Saturn facts that NASA wants you to know
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, captivates scientists with its massive size, stunning rings, and diverse moons.
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This star burped after eating a planet — but the planet was really asking for it
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been studying the scene of a dramatic collision between a star and its planet, but ...
Northern Lights Forecast: Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Appear Tonight
Traveling to a north-facing, high vantage point away from light pollution is the best bet to see the northern lights, ...
1 year since eclipse. When will north Georgia be in the path of totality? It will be a while
It's been 1 year since the total eclipse over the U.S. Georgia only got a piece. When will residents get totality and what is the path? Here's what we know.