Understanding solar wind through space plasma physics
West Virginia University investigates how the solar wind and space weather interact with planets, using space plasma physics…
G2 Geomagnetic Storm Hits as Forecast: Radio Signatures Caught What M1.9 Label Missed
Noaa.gov Earth’s magnetic field absorbed a G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm on Sunday as a coronal mass ejection from…
NASA satellite reveals ‘hummingbird’ hidden beneath icy Antarctic surface
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals.…
NASA astronaut grows strange space crystals on International Space Station
Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals.…
Hidden planet finally revealed after years of cosmic hide-and-seek
The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space…
Space Weather May Warp Martian Weather during Dust Storms, Planetary Scientists Suggest
Planetary researchers have found the first evidence that bursts of energetic particles from the Sun could warm the…
Impact of solar storms could be greater than previously thought
A new paper has found that the impact of space weather events, such as solar storms, could be…
Study warns solar storm risks may be much worse than thought | Features
Illustration of solar wind streaming from a fuming sun drives auroras bright enough to be seen far from…
Cosmic-ray detector installed in Bolivia strengthens global space weather network
A $600 cosmic-ray detector carried from Atlanta to the Andes makes Bolivia the newest node in a worldwide…
Experts create new method to defend Earth against solar storms
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a strong solar flare released by the Sun on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Following…
Scientists Propose ‘StormWall’ To Stop A $2.4 Trillion Solar Storm
Topline A fleet of spacecraft could one day be used to geoengineer space, fortifying Earth’s magnetic field and…
The Sun’s Atmosphere May Be Feeding on Dust
3D rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA The Sun’s outer atmosphere may have a dust problem—and…