NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere
NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space…
Scientists Want to Build a Giant Shield Against Solar Storms
As humanity continues to expand its presence in space, the questions we’re asking are also getting grander in…
Hidden Solar Storms May Be Lighting Japan’s Skies With Massive Red Auroras
Low-latitude aurora observed on June 28, 2024, in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: Tomohiro M. Nakayama Unusually tall red…
M9.3 and M7.7 solar flares erupt from AR 4455, launching Earth-directed CMEs
The flare originated from Region 4455, near the center disk in the Sun’s northern hemisphere, with a beta magnetic classification and…
Scientists Unveil the Hidden Electrical Structure of the U.S., Exposing Serious Risks
Over the course of nearly 20 years, scientists installed and collected data at more than 1,800 magnetotelluric data…
NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather
On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase…
NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current
Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet,…
Managing traffic in space | MIT News
Chances are, you’ve already used a satellite today. Satellites make it possible for us to stream our favorite…
Astronomers Spot Previously Unknown Space ‘Cavity’ That’s Quietly Protecting the Moon
Earth has a particularly strong magnetosphere—a bubble-shaped capsule of magnetism—shielding the planet and its inhabitants from solar weather…
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun
As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field.…
NASA Dragonfly expected to launch for Saturn’s moon in 2028
NASA launched ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) on Nov. 13, 2025, which is a mission…
Scientists make incredible discovery on 1,800C red hot planet | Science | News
UK scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on…