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Scientists detect highest-energy ghost particle ever seen — where did it come from?

"History shows us that whenever you do open a new 'energy window,' you never really know what you're going to find. It's completely unexplored." Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?

Back in 1969, Robert Zubrin remembers watching the first moon landing when he was a teenager. He says if someone back then had asked him to predict when astronauts would walk on Mars, "my guess would have been the early 1980's.".

How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?

ATLAS operates four telescopes. When it's dark, they are constantly taking pictures of the sky, says Denneau, whose team was the first to spot 2024 YR4 from observations made on a remotely operated telescope in Chile.

Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals

Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking a step toward decoding our star's elusive behavior and, eventually, refining predictions of its storms.

Total lunar eclipse brings a Blood Moon to North America next month. Here's how to see it

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the full moon, casting its shadow across the lunar surface. During totality — the peak phase of the eclipse — the moon will turn a deep reddish-orange hue, earning it the ...

Scientists investigated a mystery of the sea. They found dancing turtles.

USA TODAY

USA TODAY

Even sea turtle scientists don't yet fully understand how the turtles use the sense of direction and navigation that helps them survive and return to nest on a beach near where they hatched. However, two papers ...

Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine this week

northern lights dance across sky in ribbons of green light while a heart made up of. Strong solar winds could supercharge the northern lights in time for Valentines Day. (Image ...

February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon

Tonight, skywatchers are in for a treat as the Full Snow Moon rises. The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend on your location. As the February full moon rises, ...

Witnessing the birth of planets: Webb telescope provides unprecedented view into PDS 70 system

Phys.Org

Phys.Org

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). JWST was used to study PDS 70, a young star with two growing planets in its orbit. This remarkable system, located ...

February's Full Snow Moon dazzles in a flurry of stunning photos from around the world

full moon on the left shining next to an ornate roof of a building illuminated by. Full moon shines on the night of the Lantern Festival, Weifang, Shandong Province of China.