This article was originally published on The conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.Alan Cooper is a professor at Charles Sturt UniversityPavle Arsenovich is…
Credit: Harrison Haynes from Pexels The remarkable aurora at the beginning of May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but sometimes the sun does…
Thousands of satellites are currently parked in low Earth orbit, some of which will eventually become defunct and fall back into our planet's atmosphere. When satellites re-enter the atmosphere, they…
Thousands of satellites are deployed in "mega-constellations" to meet the growing need for internet services worldwide, with many more planned for launch soon. However, these compact satellites have short service…
Internet satellite networks that are entering the atmosphere en masse could damage the ozone layer, a study warns.Elon Musk's Starlink is the biggest player in this field.The effects could "pause…
A study suggests that Earth's D layer, near the core-mantle boundary, formed from a magma ocean created by a massive impact. Iron-magnesium peroxide formed from water in this ocean explains…
A good board game has many layers. Narrative layers surround and define the plot of the board game, while mechanical layers manage the moment-to-moment action. More complex games have a…