Researchers challenge long-held theory on how Earth withstands extreme space weather
Scientists have long treated Earth’s magnetic field as a sturdy defense against the Sun’s most violent storms. New…
Two Spacecraft Are Creating Fake 5-Hour Solar Eclipses—And Revealing A Faster Solar Wind
Topline If you were lucky enough to witness last week’s total solar eclipse, you’ll have seen one of…
How to Watch the Northern Lights from 10 States Tonight
NEED TO KNOW A minor geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights visible in northern U.S. states on…
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…
NASA’s New Horizons Reveals a Hidden Interstellar Slowdown at the Solar System’s Edge
For obvious reasons, the Sun’s influence weakens as you get closer to the edge of the solar system.…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
MAVEN Detects Rare Atmospheric Effect on Mars
New observations from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft reveal that the Zwan-Wolf effect — a…
Spacecraft to probe how Earth fends off raging solar winds
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and…
First Proba-3 science: surprisingly speedy solar wind
Science & Exploration 13/04/2026 776 views 15 likes Since July 2025, the European Space Agency’s pair of Proba-3 satellites has…
China found something strange on far side of moon no one ever saw occur naturally before
Tiny carbon nanotubes with walls just one atom thick found on the far side of the moon have…
Happy New Year! Celebrate with an M7.1 solar flare!
First of all, a happy new year to all of our visitors! Thank you for making 2025 an…
M8.1 solar flare with earth-directed CME
A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Solar activity or if there is a chance…