Magnetism itself may have given our solar system the architecture needed for habitability. A team at the University of Oxford ...

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Mercury retrograde is a fascinating natural phenomenon that can open your eyes to the inner workings of the solar system.

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Across Nigeria today, solar power systems are gradually becoming a major consideration for reliable and cost-effective energy ...

From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one million ...

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We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) researchers used data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey.

The emergency response agency is preparing for power and communications outages in the event of an extreme solar storm. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency has released an interim ...