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Posted on February 9, 2025

Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here’s what NOAA scientists are doing about it

After receiving feedback from nearly 500 people about revising NOAA's Space Weather Scales, scientists continue to assess what changes need to be front and center.
Posted on February 8, 2025

Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and ‘aerobots’

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.
Posted on February 7, 2025

1st supernovas may have flooded the early universe with water — making life possible just 100 million years after the Big Bang

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the very first time
Posted on February 7, 2025

‘Marsquakes’ may solve 50-year-old mystery about the Red Planet

Scientists say AI has crossed a critical 'red line' after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.
Posted on February 7, 2025

Mysterious magnetic stars may arise when supernovas blast out matter

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars."
Posted on February 7, 2025

Black holes could ‘bend it like Beckham’ to reveal hidden asymmetries of the universe

Black holes and soccer balls don't have much in common, but if black holes are curved when kicked, it might say something deep about the cosmos.
Posted on February 7, 2025

Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial planets, helping scientists piece together the chaotic history of our solar system.
Posted on February 7, 2025

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here’s why experts say you shouldn’t worry

The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for concern.
Posted on February 7, 2025

Hopping robot will hunt for moon water on China’s 2026 lunar mission

China is preparing to launch a pioneering mission to the moon next year to search for definitive evidence of water at the lunar south pole.
Posted on February 6, 2025

Europe signs contract for its 1st moon lander, Argonaut

The Argonaut moon lander one way the European Space Agency is getting involved in international lunar exploration endeavors.

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