The discovery of liquid mercury inside an observatory known for its many scientific discoveries has forced its permanent shutdown. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced in a news release ...
CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – The Sunspot Solar Observatory near Cloudcroft is scheduled for demolition, leaving fans and former residents devastated over the loss of this piece of New Mexico history. Earlier ...
A century of solar observations from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory and modern satellite data reveal patterns in the Sun’s polar magnetic activity, aiding predictions of future solar cycles.
On March 7, 1962, NASA launched the first Orbiting Solar Observatory. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ...
A computer visualization maps small bodies in the solar system that are expected to be observed by the Rubin Observatory during the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. Red indicates near-Earth ...
CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – The U.S. National Science Foundation says it will demolish the Sacramento Peak Observatory, also known as Sunspot Solar Observatory, after years of reduced operations and recent ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The National Science Foundation said a decades-old observatory in southern New Mexico will be torn down. Officials said safety concerns arose last month at the Sacramento Peak ...
The new year could bring a new center for the study of solar physics to the University of Arizona - or the loss of 60 high-paying scientific jobs in solar astronomy in Tucson. The UA is competing with ...
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...