Solar Storm

Voltages that would be induced on the U.S. power grid from a 100-year solar storm.Image: Public DomainA new map shows just how vulnerable some parts of the United States’ power grid might be to the impacts of a strong solar storm.Solar storms are ejections of charged particles and their accompanying…

— Phil takes us for a closer (eye safe!) look at the two-octillion ton star that rules our solar system. We look at the sun’s core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for our planet. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube:…

A prototype for SpaceX’s Starship space vehicle collapsed during pressure testing early Friday at the company’s facility in South Texas — the program’s third failure during such testing since November — but assembly of a new version is already underway. The stainless steel cylinder appeared to rupture near its top…

The development of the Starship – SpaceX’s super-heavy launch system that will take cargo and crews to orbit, the Moon, and even Mars – has been fraught with setbacks and frustration. But Musk has no intention of stopping and is even planning ahead for the day when the Starship and…

by Jeff Foust — April 3, 2020 SpaceX's Starship SN3 vehicle on the pad during preparations for a cryogenic tanking test. The vehicle was destroyed in that test early April 3, possibly because of an issue with the test itself rather than the vehicle. Credit: Twitter @elonmusk WASHINGTON — For…

Science & Tech SpaceX’s Starship Users Guide Shows Off Its Massive Potential SpaceX, the aerospace company that has consistently blown our collective minds with its reusable rockets, slick spacesuits, and spacefaring automotive payloads, has just released a “Users Guide” for its first interplanetary spacecraft, Starship. And if you thought SpaceX…

Despite violent events like flares, coronal mass ejections, sunspots, and other complex physics... occurring in the outer layers, the Sun's interior is relatively steady: producing fusion at a rate defined by its interior temperatures and densities at every internal layer. However, these surface dynamics can have enormous effects on a…

SpaceX's Starship could offer a very comfortable trip for 100 people, the company's new user guide suggests. One insider that has seen previous versions of the plans also claimed Tuesday the cabins are "roomier" than expected. The proposals, which may also feature "large common areas," could offer a marked improvement…

April 1st 20__Victor Tangermann__Filed Under: Off WorldStarship GuideElon Musk-led space company SpaceX has released an early version of a user manual for its Starship, a massive stainless steel rocket that’s meant to one day ferry up to 100 passengers to the Moon and even Mars.The five-page PDF details some of…

SpaceX’s Starship has always been the loftiest of its extraterrestrial vehicles, but––thanks to the release of its first user manual––it just became a little more real. Currently undergoing development in Boca Chica, Texas, Starship “represents a fully reusable transportation system designed to service Earth orbit needs as well as missions…