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Solar storms create a wide aurora
Space science

Solar storms create a wide aurora

A massive solar storm landed on Earth yesterday, creating spectacular aurora on most of the northern hemisphere's sky. On January 1, most of the sun opposite the Earth t…

December 17, 2018
Discover new types of aurora on Saturn
Space science

Discover new types of aurora on Saturn

In addition to the aurora form as usual on Earth, researchers have discovered that Saturn has a different type of aurora, which is fainter but continuous.

December 17, 2018
Venus: images of Oxygen, a year of data collection
Space science

Venus: images of Oxygen, a year of data collection

A year has passed, since April 11, 2006, when the Venus Express spacecraft, the first European exploration ship to carry out its mission to Venus and is the only spacecr…

December 17, 2018
Dangerous nacreous clouds in the polar region
Environment

Dangerous nacreous clouds in the polar region

The dark black sky of the polar region in winter is not only the backdrop for the northern aurora bands, but also the presence of an equally natural phenomenon named nac…

December 16, 2018
Decode the mysterious sound of the Northern Aurora
Environment

Decode the mysterious sound of the Northern Aurora

This mysterious sound appeared both in legend and made anyone who happened to hear both anxious and frightened. However, for the first time in history, strange cracks an…

December 16, 2018
The Earth has just escaped from a big storm
Environment

The Earth has just escaped from a big storm

Instead of causing a strong storm from all over the planet, the strongest solar wind in the last 4 years only created storms from a small part in the northern hemisphere.

December 16, 2018