Mysteries of the Carrington Event, the largest solar superstorm in modern times, unraveled by tree rings

HELSINKI, Finland — In the annals of astronomy, few events have captured the imagination quite like the Carrington Event of 1859. Named after the amateur astronomer Richard Carrington who first…

Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus can support extraterrestrial life − and researchers are working on detecting it

Written by Fabian Klenner, University of Washington Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar system – but one called Enceladus stands out. It…