Space on MSN11h
Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew
We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
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Magnetic field that helps radar detection weakening over North America, claims China
The rapid loss of the magnetic field over North America is still unexplained but is linked to the shift of geomagnetic poles ...
Millennium Spacecraft for NASA TRACERS Mission Moves to Testing Phase
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing (NYSE: BA) company, completed two spacecraft for NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp ...
Nasa finishes spacecraft for TRACERS space weather mission
Nasa says it has completed building its twin spacecraft for its new space weather mission. The TRACERS mission will look at ...
New Zealand hits historic first plasma with levitated dipole nuclear reactor
Kiwi startup OpenStar's bold move to use levitating dipole reactor for fusion achieved a key milestone with its first plasma.
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New stellarator design could accelerate fusion research by staying ‘on’ all the time
Instead of relying on plasma currents like tokamaks, stellarators confine the plasma by specially shaped 3D magnetic fields.
Northern Lights set to return to UK in ‘once in a decade’ event, says Met Office
The Met Office, citing data from NASA, didn’t give an exact date of when this will happen. AuroraWatch UK, which tracks the ...
Northern Lights set for ‘once in a decade’ return to UK, reveals Met Office – check top 5 spots to view them
THE NORTHERN Lights are set for a “once in a decade” return to Britain, forecasters say. The Met Office says the Aurora ...
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First plasma achieved by OpenStar; 'this is New Zealand's bid to win the fusion race'
No, that wouldn't matter, there is no ban on nuclear power (whether fission or fusion) in NZ, there is a ban on nuclear weapons, and a ban on nuclear powered ships entering NZ waters. Which will be ...
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Ferreting out the truth about fusion: Interview with Bob Rosner
This physicist and self-described “plasma guy” (and former head of Argonne National Laboratory) delves into whether can ...
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Supermassive black holes prefer to eat from wobbly plates
Additionally, because black holes are "messy eaters," some of the material in accretion disks is channeled toward the poles ...
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Adults learn skills faster than children, but there's a catch
A study reveals that young adults outpace children in learning new motor skills. However, they also lose these skills faster.