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Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect "artificial total solar eclipse" in orbit. The results are stunning.

Scientists Line Up Satellites to Create “Artificial Total Solar Eclipse”

By Victor Tangermann

If you look just right, the Sun appears to be opening its mouth and laughing at us — and that "smile" is weirder than you'd think.

Giant Crude “Face” Appears on Surface of Sun

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists found that a "rare intense wind event" during NASA's Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus messed with our understanding of the planet.

Wind Blowing Out of Uranus Makes It Hard to Probe, NASA Complains

By Victor Tangermann

An ESA scientific instrument dropped off by China's lunar lander detected negative ions on the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Lander Instrument Detects Negative Ions on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Earth About to Be Blasted By a Storm Ejected From the Sun’s “Southern Hole”

Science & Energy

Earth About to Be Blasted By a Storm Ejected From the Sun’s “Southern Hole”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic 1,000 kilometer-across hurricane swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole.

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour “Space Plasma Hurricane”

By Victor Tangermann

New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.

Neanderthals May Have Been Killed Off By Magnetic Pole Flip

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists used data collected by the European Space Agency's Cluster mission to map out Earth's "eerie song" it sings during a solar storm.

Here’s What Happens When a Solar Storm Slams Into the Earth

By Victor Tangermann

“Electric Sails” Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space

“Electric Sails” Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space

By Universe Today

Pluto Serves up Another Surprise—An Enormous Earth-Like Tail

Pluto Serves up Another Surprise—An Enormous Earth-Like Tail

By Todd Jaquith