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NASA has confirmed that a recent solar flare that occurred just a few days ago was so large it may have affected people on Earth's surface.

The Sun has been quite active over the last week, with NASA reporting at least eight solar flares along with twenty-three coronal mass ejections.

Solar flares are as routine to our mother star as breathing and eating are to us, humans. The Sun goes through varying periods of activity and inactivity...

The burst of solar energy erupted from the sun on Thursday morning and was strong enough to potentially disrupt radio communications.

Astroscale's UK division awarded a $370,000 contract to AAC Clyde Space to co-engineer the space debris removal company's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA-M) satellite platform. AAC Clyde Space will design and update ELSA-M's Starbuck power subsystem, Sirius avionics and other systems to meet the requirements

Credit: Kayla Robinson Posted: Feb 18, 2021 3:36 PM Updated: Feb 18, 2021 3:38 PM Posted By: Alexandra Torres-Perez A woman from Virginia Beach wrote a song about the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Kayla Robinson says she was inspired to write the song last week when she was on a Zoom call with NASA scientists and engineers. They spoke about their roles on the Perseverance mission when Dr. Alvin Smith with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory mentioned hed love to hear more Mars music in the wo...