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Scientists finally acknowledge that they got their solar cycle predictions wrong, and that we are fast approaching the sun's explosive peak
By Harry Baker published
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has released a "revised prediction" for the current solar cycle, which states that the upcoming solar maximum will arrive sooner and be more explosive than they initially forecast — as Live Science previously reported.
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The 10 spookiest nebulas in the universe
By Brandon Specktor published
A shrieking skull, a cackling witch, a scampering black widow and other cosmic illusions haunt our skies. Which do you think is the scariest nebula in the universe?
![An artist's impression of the inside of a wormhole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7ohK38Dy94sRgAAnmU3qm-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
11 sci-fi concepts that are possible (in theory)
By Paul Sutter, Andrew May last updated
Some of the most common and unlikely sci-fi tropes could one day be science fact.
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Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problem
By Harry Baker published
Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
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Historic space photo: A monstrous 'Halloween storm' explodes from the sun
By Harry Baker published
Around Halloween in 2003, a series of massive solar storms erupted from the sun, including an absolute monster coronal mass ejection (CME) that remains the most powerful solar outburst in modern records.
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Eerie 'face' haunts Jupiter in creepy photo from NASA's Juno probe
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Jupiter's swirling clouds form an eerie image that resembles a face.
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What's the best evidence we've found for alien life?
By Patrick Pester published
Don't expect an alien invasion anytime soon.
![A kilonova explosion from a neutron-star merger and the original host galaxy of those dead stars, as seen by JWST.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U235c5w2M63kNDYhXypu4e-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
James Webb telescope spots ultra-rare cosmic explosion that could reveal the origin of the universe’s heaviest elements
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope's detection of tellurium in the violent environment of a dead-star merger is a step toward determining where the universe's heaviest elements come from.
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