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Magnetic storm affects the Earth

Published on: July 30, 2024
17:49

Moscow, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The Earth was affected on Tuesday by a strong magnetic storm, whose peak was at 15:00 hours (Moscow time), the chief specialist of the Russian meteorological center Phobos, Mikhail Leus, said.

Earth may disappear due to the Sun’s fault

Published on: April 10, 2024
09:43

London, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The planet Earth could disappear in about five billion years due to the Sun "absorbing" it, when it stops burning hydrogen in its nucleus and expands, it was known.

Penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible from several continents

Published on: March 24, 2024
08:51

Washington, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) A penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible between Sunday night and the early hours of Monday throughout the Americas, West Africa, Europe and Oceania, the American Astronomical Society announced.

Sun releases strong flares dangerous for spacecraft and astronauts

Published on: February 23, 2024
17:37

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, the first one peaking at 6:07 p.m. EST on Feb. 21, 2024, and the second peaking at 1:32 a.m. EST on Feb. 22, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

Huge asteroid will pass close to Earth

Published on: February 2, 2024
10:32

Washington, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies reported that a huge asteroid will pass today 2.8 million kilometers away from Earth, but without danger to our planet.

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer – Study

Published on: November 8, 2023
20:18

Geneva, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Indian mission successfully continues its journey to the Sun

Published on: September 5, 2023
12:17

New Delhi, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The Aditya L1 mission, the first mission to study the Sun, successfully completed its second planned maneuver at the current stage of its journey, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) reported.

India prepares new missions to study the Sun and Venus

Published on: August 24, 2023
00:15

New Delhi, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will soon launch the Aditya L-1 mission for an in-depth study of the Sun and to explore the planet Venus.

Russian scientists recorded moderate solar activity in 2022

Published on: December 6, 2022
08:53

Moscow, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Russian specialists analyzed satellite data and considered the Sun's activity was moderate in 2022, the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) reported.

NASA´s Parker Solar Probe becomes first spacecraft to touch the sun

Published on: December 14, 2021
17:57

Washington, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has successfully flown through the sun's corona, or upper atmosphere, to sample particles and our star's magnetic fields.

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