Different processes can produce similar spacecraft observations, making it difficult to determine how particles move…
Browsing: Space Weather
Space weather describes the dynamic conditions in Earth’s outer space environment, driven by activity from the Sun such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and high-speed solar winds. These phenomena can disrupt satellite operations, communication networks, navigation systems, and even power grids on Earth. Scientists study space weather to better understand the Sun-Earth connection and to develop forecasts that can help protect critical technologies and infrastructure from its sometimes dramatic effects.
The world’s largest solar telescope and advanced computer simulations revealed vortices that are reshaping our…
Satellites designed to provide internet service are now serving an unexpected second purpose: helping scientists…
Kelvin–Helmholtz waves may help the solar wind strip atmospheric particles from Mars. Mars is continually…
Earth may be far more vulnerable to powerful solar storms than scientists realized, with extreme…
A surprising reversal in molten iron flow beneath the Pacific is giving scientists a sharper…
Unusually tall red auroras over Japan may be revealing that some solar storms are stronger…
Researchers created the first detailed electrical map beneath the United States, improving the ability to…
A new study warns that if satellite operators suddenly lose control during a major disruption,…
A new technique using tree-ring carbon data and historical records uncovered a solar event from…
New observations are helping scientists peer beneath the Sun’s surface, revealing where its magnetic activity…
A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to…
A new theoretical study explores how activity high above Earth could subtly influence processes deep…
Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists…
A new analysis suggests modern satellite networks could suffer catastrophic collisions within days of losing…
Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars…
Researchers have identified a newly recognized type of extremely energetic particles located in the Sun’s…
By combining observations from two space missions, scientists were able to follow one exceptionally active…