Most stars form in collections, called clusters or associations, that include very massive stars. These giant stars send out ...

On 6, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a powerful solar flare, peaking at 8:40 a.m. ET. This flare, classified as an X2.3, is intense enough to potentially disrupt radio signals, ...

The Attosecond Science group at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science has developed a novel light source capable of ...

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, featuring SwRI’s MASPEX and UVS instruments, seeks to uncover clues about life-supporting ...

The precision of the nuclear clock is predicted to surpass that of atomic clocks in two to three years, and should also be ...

The ozone layer, a critical atmospheric shield, protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Depleted ozone regions allow increased ultraviolet light exposure, which can lead to higher rates of ...

THE most widely used chemical actinometer for ultraviolet radiation is based on the photochemical ... However, even dim electric light produces rapid decomposition of the potassium ferrioxalate ...

Using NASA's Chandra spacecraft, astronomers have found "danger zones" for worlds where planet-birthing disks are blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars and rapidly disintegrate.

Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is shedding light on mysteries surrounding brown dwarfs, following decades of questions ...