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Lost in the glare of the sun on Sept. 21, the new moon will rise without anyone in the Northern Hemisphere noticing. However, early birds in New Zealand and the South Pacific — and a handful of people (and millions of penguins) overwintering in Antarctica — will see a dramatic “crescent sunrise” as an eclipsed sun emerges from the horizon. …

Look up at the next full Moon and consider how far away it is. It looks pretty big and nearby, doesn’t it? Now consider this: you could fit every planet in the Solar System between Earth and the Moon. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC) That even includes Jupiter and Saturn. The Moon is so far from Earth that …

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 slid 0.4% on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, as investors looked ahead to key remarks from the Federal Reserve chair Friday.  Shares of First Solar and other solar companies fell after President Trump said the U.S. wouldn’t approve new solar or wind projects. Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares climbed after Morgan Stanley analysts upgraded the stock on …

A team of scientists at the Southwest Research Institute, using photography commissioned from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, have discovered a previously unknown moon in our solar system that’s in a “nearly circular” orbit around Uranus. Just six miles in diameter, our little neighbor is so small that no telescope has been powerful enough …

Scientists have discovered possible hints of an undiscovered world in the solar system—nicknamed “Planet Y”—orbiting about 100 to 200 times farther from the Sun than Earth, according to a new study.   The newly proposed planet, assuming it exists, is predicted to be somewhere between Mercury and Earth in scale, which would likely make it detectable within the next few years. …

As carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s upper atmosphere continue to increase, there are growing concerns about how this shift will affect the behavior of geomagnetic storms and their impact on Earth’s technological infrastructure. A new study led by scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) explores these changes in atmospheric dynamics and their …

In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances on August 20, NASA researchers unveiled new insights about the potential habitability of the dwarf planet Ceres. According to data gathered from NASA’s Dawn mission, Ceres may have had a long-lasting source of chemical energy that could have fueled microbial lifeforms billions of years ago. While there is no direct evidence of …

Why the Next Solar Superstorm Could Hit Satellites Even Harder  SciTechDaily Climate pollution is making GPS and communications satellites even more vulnerable to solar storms  CNN Climate Change Increasing Satellite Vulnerability to Solar Storms  eu-policies.com Satellites face new challenges from solar storms  Astronomy Magazine RAW: STUDY: CLIMATE POLLUTION TO HAMPER SAT COMMS  KXLY.com Source link

A new study suggests that the planets in our solar system may be helping to keep the sun calmer than other sun-like stars, potentially lowering the risk of powerful solar storms that could disrupt modern technology on Earth. The research, led by scientists at the German research laboratory Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), proposes that the sun’s flares, magnetic storms and bursts …

On Sunday, Sept. 21, the moon will chew a noticeable “bite” out of the sun; this partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the Southern Hemisphere and streamed live for skywatchers worldwide. It’s the second and final solar eclipse of 2025, arriving just before the September equinox, a date on which day and night are roughly the same …