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NASA's Mars lander detects its most powerful quake to date

A magnitude 5 quake shook the surface of Mars on May 4, the strongest temblor ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The marsquake, detected by NASA's InSight lander, surpassed the previous record-holder, a 4.2-magnitude quake ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for science. Here's what's next.

The days are ticking away before NASA's massive new observatory shows us the cosmos as we've never seen it before. The James Webb Space Telescope is powering through a complicated six-month commissioning period. With just a few more weeks of work to go ...

A 'mixed up' sunspot just fired off a huge solar flare

Scientists are keeping an eye on a sunspot that fired off an X-class flare while "having an identity crisis," according to SpaceWeather.com. Amplified aurora displays are possible if a coronal mass ejection of charged particles emerges from the ...

NASA's InSight lander detects largest 'marsquake' yet on Red Planet

The Verge

The Verge

Unlike quakes here on Earth, which are typically caused by shifting tectonic plates, "marsquakes" are thought to be caused by the cooling of Mars over time, which causes the planet's crust to become more brittle and crack.

Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide

MIT researchers have discovered that before cells start to divide, they do a little cleanup, tossing out molecules that they appear not to need anymore. Using a new method they developed for measuring the dry mass of cells, the researchers found that ...

Satellite mission finds that Tonga volcanic eruption effects reached space

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano's effects also reached space.

Super flower blood moon lunar eclipse: How to watch, what to expect, other eclipses in 2022

The Tennessean

The Tennessean

According to NASA, a lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into the earth's shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon falls within the darkest part of earth's shadow, called the umbra. When the moon is ...

Lunar eclipse to turn May full moon into a blood moon. When to see it.

nj.com

nj.com

During a lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon become closely aligned in the sky, and the bright moon slowly turns darker and changes its color as it drifts across the Earth's shadow.

How microplastics in the air are polluting the most remote places on Earth

Microplastics are being transported to some of the most remote places on Earth by the wind, according to new research involving the University of East Anglia. A new study published today in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment shows how wind transports ...

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Mixed-up sunspot emits powerful solar flare

Livescience.com

A mixed-up region of sunspots pointed almost directly at Earth has just emitted a major solar flare, which could cause havoc with power grids and communication networks over the next few days. NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) first detected the ...