The solar wind is a constant flow of charged particles emitted by the Sun. It pushes against a comet’s tail, which is formed from dust and gas escaping its icy nucleus.
Look for the three stars that make up the distinctive formation of Orion's Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka — shining roughly 40 degrees above the southern horizon before sunrise. To estimate 10 ...
A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students helped sharpen the view of humanity's most powerful space observatory—without leaving Earth.