Tag: Astronomy

What Is Space Weather and Why It Matters Space Weather refers to the changing environmental conditions in space driven by the Sun’s activity – including bursts of solar radiation, charged particles, and magnetic disturbances. Just as terrestrial weather can produce hurricanes or blizzards, our Sun generates “solar tempests” like solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs),…
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Jupiter: The Solar System’s Giant Planet Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere, as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft in 2019, showcases its reddish-brown cloud bands and the iconic Great Red Spot (lower right) science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov. A Planet of Superlatives: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system – so big that if it were a hollow shell,…
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Executive snapshot From a New Zealand sunrise eclipse in September 2025 to a fiery “ring of fire” annular eclipse over southern Africa in February 2026, plus two total “Blood-Moon” eclipses, four outer-planet oppositions, the reliable Perseids and Geminids, and a newly discovered comet (C/2025 L1 ATLAS) brightening next spring—this 12-month stretch is packed with reasons…
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In the coming decade, a trio of advanced space observatories will open new windows on the universe, tackling some of the most profound mysteries in astronomy. These next-generation telescopes – NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and the European Space Agency’s PLATO and ATHENA missions – are poised to revolutionize our understanding of everything from…
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