• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2012
Ultimate Fate of Earth Revealed by Four Distant Stars

Ultimate Fate of Earth Revealed by Four Distant Stars

Astronomers see four white dwarfs devouring their planets

Solar System May Have Formed Faster Than First Calculated

Solar System May Have Formed Faster Than First Calculated

Its age was not called into question, just how far back all its components formed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Science Highlights From SDO's Second Year in Orbit

Science Highlights From SDO's Second Year in Orbit

The telescope recently began its third year studying the Sun

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Solar Magnetic Field Reversals Occur Asymmetrically

Solar Magnetic Field Reversals Occur Asymmetrically

The process is detailed in two new scientific papers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 19th, 2012
Dark Matter Not Present Around the Sun

Dark Matter Not Present Around the Sun

Recent discovery throws existing theories into disarray

Massive Prominence Erupts from the Sun on April 16

Massive Prominence Erupts from the Sun on April 16

The event was seen in detail, using an advanced NASA observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 9th, 2012
Earth May Have Spread Life to Nearby Stars

Earth May Have Spread Life to Nearby Stars

Asteroid impacts may have thrown DNA material into deep space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 28th, 2012
Radius of the Sun Firmly Established

Radius of the Sun Firmly Established

New measurements are the most precise ever conducted

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2012
Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

The event is caused by recent activity on the solar surface

Sun Releases Yet Another Massive Flare

Sun Releases Yet Another Massive Flare

The event occurs just two days after a large coronal mass ejection

Sun Releases Massive, X-Class Solar Flare

Sun Releases Massive, X-Class Solar Flare

Several spacecraft are directly in the path of the particle clouds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
New Model Explains How the Solar System Appeared

New Model Explains How the Solar System Appeared

The new theory is a bit simpler than the currently-accepted one

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
The Sun Is a Comet Thief

The Sun Is a Comet Thief

It may have stolen many Oort Cloud objects from other stars

Three Definitions for a "Year" [Video]

Three Definitions for a "Year" [Video]

Cool clip shows the differences between various ways of counting years

Sun's Protoplanetary Disk Had Nothing Special

Sun's Protoplanetary Disk Had Nothing Special

It grew and coalesced just like any other star's, experts say

Solar Eclipse Seen from Orbit

Solar Eclipse Seen from Orbit

NASA spacecraft images Moon partially transiting the Sun

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 17th, 2012
Earth Formed 10 Million Years After the Sun

Earth Formed 10 Million Years After the Sun

Researchers say that some portions of the planet are extremely old

 
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