Why the sun has two giant holes, and what that means for Earth

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  • Two giant holes, 18 to 30 times the size of Earth, have appeared on the surface of the sun.
  • They could send 1.8 million mph solar winds toward Earth.
  • They're called coronal holes, which are cooler areas that don't glow as bright as others.

A NASA probe got slammed by a massive eruption from the sun — and caught it all on camera

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a massive CME and caught the whole thing on camera.

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An invisible force surrounding Earth may be creating water on the moon

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A diagram shows areas where lunar water has been detected. The diagram shows clearly that there is more water near the poles of the moon.
A diagram shows areas where lunar water has been detected. Scientists think they've spotted a new way water could be made on the moon.

Li, et al., 2023

An amateur Scottish soccer club is accusing Elon Musk's SpaceX of stealing its logo, but says it doesn't plan on suing, and would rather he buys the team

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Elon Musk.

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Tom Mueller worked for Elon Musk at SpaceX for almost 20 years: 'I learned never to tell him no'

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Tom Mueller left SpaxeX to set up Impulse Space.

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Mysterious flashes of light on Venus aren't what scientists thought, according to a new study. And it could mean safer missions to the planet in the future.

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Venus has a mysterious display of light shows and scientists can't agree on what's causing them.

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NASA says UFOs are probably balloons, planes, or solar glints — but not aliens

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Aliens probably aren't the cause of UAP, but NASA is determined to find out what is.

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What the James Webb Space Telescope's discoveries on another planet mean — and don't mean — for the search for alien life

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Exoplanet K2-18 b is not a planet astronomers would typically think to search for alien life.

NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI)

India's moon lander is the first to study the lunar south pole region up close. Here are 5 scientific discoveries it's already made.

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Image of the rover on board India's moon lander.
The lunar rover that recently landed near the moon's south pole is about as big as a medium-sized dog.

Indian Space Research Organization

India's moon lander detected movement near the lunar south pole. It could be the first signs of a moonquake in nearly 50 years.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon.

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