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We live on the most comfortable of the planets. It may not be too visible, but the Earth's magnetic field plays a crucial role in maintaining this comfort. The other rock planets in our solar system have much weaker magnetic fields and as a result are subjected to constant bombardment of high energy particles by the sun. Yes, our biosphere …

Our cosmic neighbor Mercury is the edge of the solar system; it is not much larger than the moon and is so difficult to see that it is known as the "elusive planet". But we are about to get a rare and spectacular view of the tiny world as it sails through the sun at an event known as transit. …

The first time you picked up pastels as a toddler, you probably felt more comfortable and naturally drawing with one of your hands than with the other. With the exception of the small number of truly ambitious people – those who can use their right and left hands with equal ease – people usually have a dominant hand (and side …

Asteroid larger than the Eiffel Tower approaching Earth at 20 times the speed of sound of Sputnik International Above Earth International Business Times, Singapore Edition ] See full coverage in Google News Source link

Mercury rarely launches a celestial show next week, marching over the sun for most of the world. The smallest, innermost planet on the solar system will resemble a tiny black dot on Monday as it passes directly between Earth and the sun. It starts at 7:35 AM Eastern. The entire 5 Hour Event will be visible when time permits, in …

December 11, 1972 – Astronaut scientist Harrison H. Schmidt collects lunar paddles at station 1 during the first Apollo 17 (EVA) off-site activity on site for the Taurus-Litrov landing. Eugene A. Chernan, Commander of Apollo 17 One challenge for lunar landings is something so small that you can't even think about it – lunar dust. Despite – or perhaps because …

The deadly virus is rapidly spreading among marine mammals in the Arctic. In a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, scientists found a link between disease and sea ice melting due to climate change. Phocin plague virus (PDV) has been a known pathogen in certain seal populations for decades, leading to several mass deaths involving tens of thousands …

Tech 16:14 09.11.2019 Get the short URL A simplified model of the Earth's interior shows a thin layer of crust, seemingly surfing the hot deformable layer of the mantle, while scientists have long known that crust and mantle are inevitably linked, raising the question of what forces drive the tectonic plates mainly. The hot center of planet Earth and its …

How to Watch Mercury Pass Through the Sun on Monday Digital Trends Mercury Transit on Sun WAVY TV 10 The Science of Mercury Transit in 2019: How Astronomers Will Study Rare Space Celestial Events.com Mercury Transit for Veterans Day Showcase Pennsylvania News | wfmz.com WFMZ Allentown Small yet powerful mercury still holds many mysteries Popular Mechanics View full coverage in …

Director Christopher Nolan's Hollywood blockbuster "Interstellar" has just celebrated its fifth anniversary. In the movie, Matthew McConaughey plays an astronaut who travels in a supermassive black hole called Gargaunto. To make Interstellar scientifically accurate, Nolan hired physicist Kip Thorne to make the black hole as realistic as possible. But after the movie came out, scientists learned more about how black …