A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a ...
The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought to create this wispy gas envelope; tiny meteoroids hitting the surface and ...
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Comet Lemmon, a dazzling celestial visitor, recently captivated astronomers as its tail was temporarily shredded by solar wind. This dramatic event, observed on October 21, 2025, highlights the ...
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) reached the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1) on January 10, 2026, approximately 1 million miles from Earth toward the Sun, according to NASA.
Scientists have discovered how solar activity affects the velocity distribution and evolution of helium pickup ions. Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered how solar activity affects ...