Auroras on Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede look like Earth’s northern lights, NASA spacecraft reveals

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A composite image of Ganymede’s aurora showcases the ultraviolet data gleaned by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/UVS/ULiège/Gusbin/Bonfond) A fleeting flyby of Ganymede has revealed that its shimmering auroras may behave far more like Earth’s than scientists expected. During a close pass on July 7, 2021, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured the most detailed ultraviolet viewsContinue Reading

‘Truly extraordinary’: Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest ‘cosmic beacon’ we’ve ever seen

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Researchers have detected a powerful beam of microwaves, or megamaser, coming from a distant galaxy merger around 8 billion light-years from Earth. The rare signal was only detected thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, which magnified the incoming radiation. (Image credit: Inter-University Institute for Data-Intensive Astronomy (IDIA)) Astronomers have discovered a supercharged spaceContinue Reading

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More than 330,000 scams were reported last year, according to the FTC, which says artificial intelligence is enabling bad actors to use more sophisticated tools., More than 330,000 scams were reported last year, according to the FTC, which says artificial intelligence is enabling bad actors to use more sophisticated tools.,Continue Reading