Earth’s atmosphere sheds onto the moon!
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Researchers found Earth's atmosphere sheds onto the lunar surface thanks to the solar wind stripping particles, which then spiral along magnetic field lines.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:48 +0000
Engineering the First Reusable Launchpads on the Moon
Reported by Universe Today
Engineers need good data to build lasting things. Even the designers of the Great Pyramids knew the limestone they used to build these massive structures would be steady when stacked on top of one another, even if they didn’t have tables of the compressi...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:25 +0000
Solstices and equinoxes seen from space
Reported by Space | EarthSky
See how sunlight falls on Earth's surface during the solstices and equinoxes, and get a better understanding of why Earth's tilt causes the seasons.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:00 +0000
Astronomers Find the First Compelling Evidence of "Monster Stars" in the Early Universe
Reported by Universe Today
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers has discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00 +0000
Artemis II Crew Rehearse Launch Day Demonstration
Reported by NASA
The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II test flight depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, during a dress rehearsal for launch day...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:31 +0000
IMAP's Instruments Are Coming Online
Reported by Universe Today
During the deployment of new space telescopes that are several critical steps each has to go through. Launch is probably the one most commonly thought of, another is “first light” of all of the instruments on the telescope. Ultimately, they’re respon...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:32 +0000