Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather

While geomagnetic storms can lead to gorgeous aurora displays, they can also damage satellites and GPS.

theconversation.com

 

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NASA supercomputer reveals strange spiral structure at the edge of our solar system

The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.

www.livescience.com

 

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Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans reveal

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean, a beach, and to life.

www.livescience.com

 

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The International Space Station is too clean, scientists say

The astronauts on board could benefit from it being a little dirtier

www.independent.co.uk

 

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'Cosmic Horseshoe' may contain black hole the size of 36 billion suns — one of the largest ever detected

The "Cosmic Horseshoe" is an Einstein ring, a system made up of a foreground galaxy whose mass is so great, it warps the light from a galaxy behind it. Now, astronomers know where it gets this mass from.

www.livescience.com

 

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