January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
...not exist except for the protection that our atmosphere and ozone layer provide us against the Sun’s radiation. Modern society is heavily dependent on a sophisticated electronic infrastructure that is highly vulnerable to cosmic dangers. Solar storms...
12 October 2016
Proxima Centauri reveals yet more intrigue as a cycle of dramatic sunspots is observed
... more than 100 sunspots cover less than one percent of the Sun's surface on average. Now, a new study by scientists at...field lines to break through the visible surface (photosphere) of the Sun. As the lines break through the surface, one sunspot of ...
23 May 2018
First permanent extrasolar asteroid found near Jupiter
...the Solar System on an interstellar sojourn around the Sun. Named after an Hawaiian word meaning ‘scout’, ...Most remained in a stable orbit, while some were obliterated by the Sun, but a handful of others were ejected into polar orbits, meaning ...
19 October 2018
Countdown begins for the launch of BepiColombo
...’s orbital velocity (the speed that is travels around the Sun) being equal to that of its rotational velocity (the time...explored terrestrial planet of the Solar System; its proximity to the Sun. It is not just a question of shielding a spacecraft from...
