The Sun Gets Connected with Magnetic Fields
Researchers use first principles to look at how the roiling coils of plasma in the outer layers of the Sun can connect and release energy.
Dark Horizon Marks Intriguing Layer on Mars
HiRISE images reveal an intriguing marker horizon among the rocks near Mount Sharp is Gale Crater, which is more erosion resistant than layers above and below.
In the Shadow of Ganymede
In an image processed from Juno’s fortieth flyby, a citizen scientist created an enhanced-color image of the gas giant with the shadow of Ganymede seen on the cloud tops.
Rocket Lab Narrowly Misses Rocket Catch
Rocket Lab launched another Electron rocket, called There and Back Again, attempting a mid-air catch of the rocket’s first stage.
Rocket Update: May 3, 2022
Several launches occurred over the weekend, including a SpaceX Starlink launch, a Russian launch, and a Chinese launch from a barge.
SN 2014 C: How it Started & How it’s Going
A new paper show how supernova remnant SC 2014 C has changed over the years, from 2014 to now, brightening and dimming in various light waves.
Thirty Comets Spotted Orbiting Alien Star
In observations with TESS, thirty different light dips were detected that are consistent with the passage of comets in front of hot, A-type star, Beta Pictoris.
Review: “The Adam Project”
“The Adam Project” stars Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, and Zoe Saldaña and is a funny, heartwarming science fiction time travel delight.
CO2 Loss No Longer Reason Mars Dried Out
Scientists created a timeline of changes in elevation and latitude of flowing water on Mars, ran simulations of water loss, and discovered no impact due to carbon dioxide levels.
Planet 9: Hammer-Thrown by Gravity to Outer Solar System
The Sun’s destruction of gas leftover in our early solar system could have been the instability that caused the gas giants to shift outward and also flung a fifth farther away.
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