'Almost unbelievable': Rare void from the sun briefly blew up Mars' atmosphere last year, and it could happen to Earth too

Void from the sun blew up Mars' atmosphere last year | People buried at mega tombs were defleshed after death | California redwoods 'killed' by wildfire resurrected Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( December 15, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Void from the sun blew up Mars' atmosphere last year]( (NASA/GSFC) [Void from the sun blew up Mars' atmosphere last year]( On Dec. 26, 2022, NASA's MAVEN Orbiter witnessed Mars' magnetic shield and atmosphere drastically "balloon" outward by thousands of miles. The sudden expansion was triggered by a rare gap in solar wind. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [People buried at mega tombs were defleshed after death]( (IJOA) [People buried at mega tombs were defleshed after death]( A tomb in Iberia that dates to 6,000 years ago contained bones that were defleshed and cracked after death. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [California redwoods 'killed' by wildfire resurrected]( (David Madison / Contributor via Getty Images) [California redwoods 'killed' by wildfire resurrected]( New buds are sprouting through the charred remains of California redwoods that burned in 2020, suggesting the trees are more resilient to wildfires than thought. [Read More]( [] Space [] [1st evidence of nuclear fission in stars discovered]( (Los Alamos National Laboratory (Matthew Mumpower)) [1st evidence of nuclear fission in stars discovered]( An analysis of 42 ancient stars in the Milky Way reveals the first hints of nuclear fission in the cosmos, suggesting the existence of elements far heavier than anything found naturally on Earth. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Baby born alive after growing in mother's abdomen]( (The New England Journal of Medicine ©2023) [Baby born alive after growing in mother's abdomen]( Most ectopic pregnancies, in which a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, take place in a fallopian tube, but in a rare case, a woman experienced one in her abdomen. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] How do hydrogen-stripped stars stayed hidden? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [They burn too cold.]( [Vote]( [Most of their emitted light an ultraviolet wavelength.]( [Vote]( [They have too much hydrogen to glow.]( [Vote]( [They don't have enough helium to burn.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036