Mars auroras reveal miniature version of Earth's magnetic engine

NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding ...
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Astronomers say they caught the birth of a magnetar, the magnetic engine behind the brightest blasts

A team of astronomers studying superluminous supernova SN 2024afav has detected a periodic, accelerating signal in its light curve that they interpret as the first direct evidence of a magnetar being ...
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Superconducting Magnet Delivered for Ad Astra’s VASIMR Engine

The VX-200 low temperature superconducting magnet has been delivered to Ad Astra’s Houston facility by its manufacturer, Scientific Magnetics Ltd. of Oxford, England and has successfully passed a ...
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Mars Has Its Own Tiny Aurora Engine—And It Works Surprisingly Like Earth’s

Mars may not have a strong global magnetic field like Earth, but scientists have discovered that it still creates glowing ...