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Massive Sunspot Complex Aims at Earth, Rivaling Historic 1859 Solar Storm
A massive sunspot complex called AR 4294-4296 has appeared on the sun's Earth-facing side, comparable in size to the sunspot that caused the historic …
By Riley Carter · Dec 7, 2025
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope Completes Assembly, Could Launch a Full Year Early
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready for launch preparations this summer. The completion of the observatory's fin…
By Jordan Hayes · Dec 7, 2025
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NASA finds a cosmic monster so bright it breaks the rules of physics - Earth.com
NASA's NuSTAR telescope has confirmed that a compact star called M82 X-2 shines approximately 10 million times brighter than our Sun, breaking what as…
By Avery Bennett · Dec 5, 2025
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Planned satellite constellations may swamp future orbiting telescopes
Future orbital observatories face a significant challenge from satellite interference, as these planned space telescopes would encounter satellites cr…
By Drew Mitchell · Dec 4, 2025
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A Species Thought Extinct for over 20 Years Has Just Been Rediscovered Alive in Bolivia's Wilderness
Scientists have rediscovered Moema claudiae, a rare fish species presumed extinct for decades, alive in Bolivia's vanishing Amazon forests. The shocki…
By Riley Carter · Dec 4, 2025
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Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
A passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing in late October after suddenly losing altitude, possibly due to cosmic rays from a distant sup…
By Morgan Ellis · Dec 4, 2025