NASA records unprecedented 19-day solar radio burst

23 Mwezi wa tano, 2026

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NASA scientists observed a solar radio burst that lasted 19 days in August 2025, far exceeding the previous record of five days. The event was tracked using multiple spacecraft across the solar system and linked to a helmet streamer on the Sun.

The prolonged signal was identified as a Type IV radio burst, generated by energetic electrons trapped in the Sun's magnetic fields. Researchers combined data from NASA's STEREO, Parker Solar Probe, and Wind missions along with the ESA and NASA Solar Orbiter to follow the burst as the Sun rotated.

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Astronomers pinpoint brightest fast radio burst in nearby galaxy

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Space weather may have blurred SETI's search for alien signals

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Researchers at the SETI Institute suggest that solar wind and plasma from stars could distort radio signals from distant intelligent life, making them harder to detect. This means past searches may have overlooked potential evidence by focusing on narrowband signals. Adjusting detection methods could improve future chances of discovery.

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Nasa shares psyche spacecraft photos from mars flyby

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Nasa has released images captured by the Psyche spacecraft during its recent flyby of Mars. The photos were taken as the probe used the planet's gravity to adjust its trajectory toward the asteroid 16 Psyche.

Chinese rocket debris lights up sky over Río Negro

Debris from a Chinese Chang Zheng 4B rocket created a luminous trail over Argentine Patagonia at 0:41 a.m. on Saturday, April 4. Hundreds of witnesses in cities like Bariloche, General Roca, and Viedma recorded the event on their phones. Specialists confirmed it as a planned atmospheric reentry with no damage.

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