Tag: Sun
Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms −...
Shirsh Lata Soni, University of Michigan
The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain...
Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may...
Daniel Brady Mills, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Jason Wright, Penn State, and Jennifer L. Macalady, Penn State
A...
Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if...
Chris Impey, University of Arizona
Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1%...
3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s...
David J. Purpura, Purdue University; Lauren Westerberg, Purdue University, and Sona Kumar, Purdue University
When the Moon passes between...
Why does a leap year have 366 days?
Bhagya Subrayan, Purdue University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could...
Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
During the most recent total solar eclipse visible in...
Comets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across...
May 5, 2023, lunar eclipse will be a subtle show of...
Shannon Schmoll, Michigan State University
On May 5, 2023, people around the world will witness a a lunar eclipse...
EXPLORING NATURE
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific...
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
