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Earth and solar system may have been shaped by nearby exploding star

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...
Space.com on MSN

Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia

The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the ...

Astronomers create first map of the sun's outer boundary

Astronomers have produced the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the outer edge of the sun's atmosphere, a shifting, ...
Space.com on MSN

Perihelion: What is it and when does it occur?

Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun. The word comes from Greek and literally means around ...

Australia's supercomputers are falling behind—and it's hurting our ability to adapt to climate change

But right now, Australia's supercomputers are falling behind the rest of the world—and this constitutes a serious risk to our ...
GlobalData on MSN

Construction begins on Engie’s Pelican Point BESS in South Australia

Sungrow and Engie have started construction on the Pelican Point grid-forming battery energy storage system (BESS) project in ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Perihelion: what it is, when it occurs, and how to see it?

What is Perihelion? In the vast expanse of space, celestial bodies follow elliptical orbits around stars, with one point ...