Ozone hole ranked as 5th smallest in more than 30 years, according to new research

This year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic ranked as the fifth smallest since 1992, according to a new report by NOAA and NASA ...
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A 5 Million Km² Hole Opened Over the Atlantic Ocean, and It’s Exposing a Hidden Weakness in Earth’s Shield

A fast-expanding weak zone in Earth’s magnetic field is drawing the attention of scientists, satellite operators, and ...

Earth's Magnetic Field Hole Grows Rapidly in Size

An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to a new study. The Earth is protected by the cosmic equivalent of cling film ...
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Balloon-Mounted Telescope Captures Most Precise Observations Of First Known Black Hole Yet

The trip took place in July 2024 and took 6 days. Over that time, the flying observatory looked at two main sources: the Crab ...
Astronomy

What a mission to a black hole could look like

A proposed interstellar mission envisions sending a gram-scale nanocraft, propelled by a laser-driven lightsail to a nearby black hole, achieving approximately one-third the speed of light. Upon ...