The puzzling and powerful polar vortex faces 'big uncertainty' as Earth warms
A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the Arctic. But when there’s a wobble in the rotation, winds in the vortex can ...
Falling space junk is becoming a growing concern for commercial aircraft
Now, scientists have calculated the chance that falling rocket junk could enter the airspace, potentially striking an ...
Elon Musk’s Starlinks satellites crashing at high rate with massive fireballs, know why it is worrisome
According to astronomers, January alone has witnessed at least 120 Starlink satellites burning up fireballs after re-entering ...
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The Insane Engineering of Re-Entry
Re-entering Earth's atmosphere at Mach 25 is one of the most dangerous moments of spaceflight. The Space Shuttle had to ...
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space
There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...
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Nearby Habitable-Zone Exoplanet May Be a World of Fire and Ice
A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...