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Severe space weather is messing up bird migrations, new study suggests
New research indicates that the number of migrating birds decreases during severe space weather events. They are also more prone to becoming lost.
Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena
An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm.
India launches Aditya-L1 solar observatory, its 1st-ever sun probe
India launched its first dedicated solar probe early Saturday morning (Sept. 2), sending the Aditya-L1 spacecraft skyward to tackle some big sun mysteries.
You can watch India's Aditya-L1 solar probe launch live on Sept. 2. Here's what it will do.
India is setting its sights on the sun after its successful moon landing. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will investigate the mysteries of our star following its launch on Sept. 2.
Sun launches surprise blob of plasma at Mars, could trigger eerie Martian auroras
The sun has launched a surprise coronal mass ejection directly at Mars, which could spark auroras on the Red Planet and potentially erode part of Mars' remaining atmosphere when it hits on Sept. 1.
India to launch Aditya-L1, its 1st solar probe, on Sept. 2
India plans to launch Aditya-L1, its first-ever dedicated solar probe, early on Saturday morning (Sept. 2).
Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.
India prepping to launch 1st sun-studying spacecraft next month
India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, which is expected to launch in early September.
