Category: Planetary Science
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produces its first magnetic field maps of the sun’s corona
The NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope presents its first map of the solar coronal magnetic field signals as measured using the Zeeman Effect. The Zeeman Effect polarizes the coronal…
National lab takes its radiation expertise to space
Understanding how several different metals—such as the contents of PNNL’s space-bound cube—react to radiation in space will help scientists understand the potential impact of radiation on space travelers. Credit: Eddie…
New measurements reveal the enormous halos that shroud all galaxies in the universe
The starry part of every galaxy is surrounded by a vast shroud of gas extending out for more than 100,000 light years. Credit: Cristy Roberts / ANU / ASTRO 3D…
Space travel comes with risk—SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than ever
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped…
Old satellite to burn up over Pacific in ‘targeted’ re-entry first
An artist’s illustrtaion of the Cluster satellite mission to study Earth’s magentic field. After 24 years diligently studying Earth’s magnetic field, a satellite will mostly burn up over the Pacific…
Hubble examines spiral galaxy IC 4709
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy IC 4709. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Koss, A, Barth This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral…
NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN help solve the mystery of Mars’s escaping water
These are far-ultraviolet Hubble images of Mars near its farthest point from the sun, called aphelion, on December 31, 2017 (top), and near its closest approach to the sun, called…
