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Mars gets hit by intense solar storms as epic as Earth: ScienceAlert

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In recent weeks, the Sun has become so noisy that the Earth is constantly bombarded with radiation and particles emitted by the explosions of solar plasma. But Earth is not the only planet affected by solar storms. At only 1.5 times Earth’s distance from the Sun, Mars has also been buffeted by large outflows of … Read more

Wild new study suggests gravity may exist without mass: ScienceAlert

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What is massless gravity? Both Newton’s revolutionary laws describing its universal effect and Einstein’s proposal of a deflated spacetime, we have thought of gravity as exclusively within the realm of matter. Now a wild new study suggests that gravity can exist without mass, conveniently eliminating the need for one of the most elusive substances in … Read more