Searching shadowed lunar landscapes for water
Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it.
Source: colorado.edu
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The day the solar wind died on Mars
On Dec. 26, 2022, the solar wind disappeared on Mars. In a new study, researchers led by Jasper Halekas at the University of Iowa explain why the ever-present solar wind vanished. Halekas will present the findings for media on Dec. 11 at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San
Source: uiowa.edu
NASA's MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind
In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of charged
Source: nasa.gov
14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about 'hot Jupiters' | CU Boulder Today
The Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) spacecraft, led by a team of scientists from CU Boulder, is about the size of a cereal box. It has also recorded incredibly detailed measurements of the atmospheres of planets hundreds of light-years from Earth.
Source: colorado.edu
Rail industry urged to consider safety risks
<p>Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather.</p> <p>Solar storms can trigger powerful magnetic disturbances on Earth, creating geomagnetically induced currents which could potentially interfere with electricity transmission and distribution grids.</p> <p>A study of two rail lines showed that more serious “wrong side” failures (red to green) could occur with a weaker solar storm than for “right side” failures, posing ...
Source: eurekalert.org