Day: March 5, 2025

Every second, phenomena known as “auroral electrojets” that stem from solar activity push about a million amps of electrical charge around Earth’s poles — and that electrical charge can create big problems. Electrojets are intense electric currents that flow above the Earth. Magnetic disturbances from auroral electrojets can lead to power outages on our planet, …

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NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will need to wait a little longer before heading to space. After delaying the launch of these missions three times — they were originally slated to take to the skies on Feb. 27 — the space agency has postponed liftoff once again for SPHEREx and PUNCH. Both payloads will still …

NASA delays launch of SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions to March 6 Read More »

On March 4, 1979, the Voyager 1 spacecraft made a flyby of Io, capturing stunning images of this moon of Jupiter. The detailed images of Io represented the first time that active volcanoes had been seen on the surface of another world. The images of Io helped scientists determine that Io is the most volcanic …

On this day in space! March 4, 1979: Voyager 1 performs flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io Read More »