Far from the Sun, Uranus sits tipped on its side, carrying a magnetic system unlike any other planet’s. Its equator tilts about 97.7 degrees relative to its orbit, so the planet spends long stretches ...
Uranus' radiation belts exhibit a surprising characteristic: their intensity far exceeds scientific predictions. This observation, made nearly forty years ago, has long left researchers without a ...
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Earth’s accidental radio shield is pushing space radiation away
Could a century-old military communication method be quietly protecting our planet from deadly space radiation? NASA’s Van Allen Probes, launched in 2012 to study Earth’s radiation belts, stumbled ...
For a long time, very low-frequency radio waves have been the means of communication with submarines. These waves can travel very far through the water. Scientists thought that most of those signals ...
When billionaire Jared Isaacman self-funded a mission to orbit Earth in 2021, the project was billed as a childhood cancer fundraiser — and made for an eye-popping entrance into the private space ...
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