Tag: Planetary science

Recent Solar Outbursts Trigger Dramatic Auroras on Mars

A recent outburst from the Sun sent a strong blast of charged particles and radiation

By Mike Powers

Astronomers Spot Cataclysmic Collision of Giant Asteroids in Nearby Star System

Nearly 20 years ago, astronomers observed a massive cloud of fine dust particles around a

By Mike Powers

Spunky Exoplanet Inexplicably Survives Host Star’s Death Throes

In his search for giant stars hosting large worlds, Samuel Grunblatt, an astrophysicist at Johns

By Mike Powers

What’s Up With STEVE? New Finding Adds a Twist to the Aurora-Like Enigma

STEVE, a strange ribbon of purple and green haze discovered by citizen scientists in 2016,

By Mike Powers

NASA Releases Catalog Packed With the Most Bizarre Alien Worlds

Do we live in an unusual star system? Astronomers have been trying to figure out

By Mike Powers

Absurd Conspiracy Theory Claims HAARP Science Experiment Triggered Global Auroras

Conspiracy theorists on social media have been busy at work peddling their latest conclusion: The

By Mike Powers

Rare ‘Glory’ Effect Spotted on Chaotic Alien World That Rains Iron

WASP-76b is a strange world. Located several hundred light-years away, the Jupiter-like planet is tidally

By Mike Powers