Solar Flares Could Have Helped Life Get Started on Earth

Solar Flares Could Have Helped Life Get Started on Earth

[ad_1] Stars emit powerful flares that can be deadly for any burgeoning life on nearby planets. Images from spacecraft that monitor the Sun show these flares in glorious, horrifying detail. But the flares from the Sun are mere nuisances compared to some stars. Some...
Hubble follows shadow play around planet-forming disc

Hubble follows shadow play around planet-forming disc

[ad_1] heic2305 — Science Release The young star TW Hydrae is playing ‘shadow puppets’ with scientists 4 May 2023 In 2017 astronomers reported discovering a shadow sweeping across the face of a vast pancake-shaped disc of gas and dust surrounding the red dwarf star TW...
Dark Energy Was Always Present, Everywhere and at Every Time

Dark Energy Was Always Present, Everywhere and at Every Time

[ad_1] The Force is with us, according to cosmologists working to understand a mysterious “something” that’s making the universe expand. Its name? Dark energy. And, it turns out that it’s been present everywhere throughout cosmic history. Astronomers have known since...