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Scientists finally acknowledge that they got their solar cycle predictions wrong, and that we are fast approaching the sun's explosive peak
By Harry Baker published
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has released a "revised prediction" for the current solar cycle, which states that the upcoming solar maximum will arrive sooner and be more explosive than they initially forecast — as Live Science previously reported.
City-size comet racing toward Earth regrows 'horns' after massive volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
The cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons–Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, has re-sprouted its distinctive "horns" after its second major eruption in four months.
What's inside Earth?
By Patrick Pester published
The center of Earth lies around 4,000 miles beneath our feet — but what lies beneath the outer crust and the inner core?
Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around
By Harry Baker published
Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness.
Massive Martian 'dust devil' filmed by NASA's Perseverance rover is 5 times taller than the Empire State Building
By Harry Baker published
The Perseverance rover has captured footage of an unusually large twister, or "dust devil," moving across the Martian landscape. Based on images of the swirling storm, researchers estimate that it could be more than a mile tall.
15 places on Earth that look like alien planets
By Annie Corinne Shaink published
These stunning locations feel out of this world, but are actually right here on Earth.
Green comet Nishimura has passed its closest point to Earth, and it won't be back for another 430 years
By Harry Baker published
The comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, will soon be slingshotted around the sun and back out toward the edge of the solar system where it will remain for centuries.
James Webb telescope could detect life on Earth from across the galaxy, new study suggests
By Harry Baker published
Researchers have shown that if the James Webb Space Telescope was pointed at Earth from a distant star, it could detect the signatures of intelligent life in our planet's atmosphere.
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