Physicists Explain Mysterious “Discrete Aurora” on Mars
Scientists have learned how discrete aurora is formed on Mars. In a new study, the physicists report that the upstream solar wind properties interacting with…
Space Weather
Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Erupts From Sun – Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
Update May 4, 2022: Sun Blasts Out 3 Powerful Bursts of Energy in Last 24 Hours The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on April…
Experiments Show Source of the Aurora Borealis: Electrons Surfing on Alfvén Waves
The Science New experiments have revealed the source of the aurora borealis. Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions similar to those seen in the Earth’s…
Stunning Plasma Experiment: Modeling Earth’s Magnetosphere in the Laboratory
Experimental platform combines Large Plasma Device with lasers, magnetic dipoles; reveals insights about Earth’s shield against solar wind. A magnetosphere forms around any magnetized object,…
Massive Geomagnetic Storm: Coronal Mass Ejection From the Sun Could Knock Out the Power Grid and Internet
Telegraph networks all throughout the globe failed catastrophically on September 1 and 2, 1859. The telegraph operators reported feeling electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire,…
NASA’s TRACERS Mission Passes Critical Milestone, Advances Toward Launch
NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission, or TRACERS mission, has passed a critical mission review on March 31, 2022. The mission now…
Turn Your Cell Phone Into a Space Monitoring Tool
A newly released Android app will turn your smartphone into an instrument for crowdsourced science. Leave it by your window each night with your satnav…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Mid-Level Solar Flare Erupting From Sun
The Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on March 31, 2022, peaking at 2:35 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly,…
Powerful Solar Flare Erupts From Sun – Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
The Sun emitted a significant solar flare on March 30, 2022, peaking at 1:35 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly,…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts)
Solar flares are large eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun lasting from minutes to hours. The sudden outburst of electromagnetic energy travels at the…
ELFIN CubeSat Discovers Source of Super-Fast Electron Rain
Using a NASA-funded CubeSat, scientists have uncovered a new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on our planet, which can have implications for space…
Tonga Volcano Eruption Caused Massive Space Plasma Disturbances on a Global Scale
MIT Haystack Observatory identifies long-duration atmospheric waves launched by the recent Tonga eruption. The recent eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano, at 04:14:45 UT…
ESA Vigil: Earth’s Devoted Solar Defender – The First Mission of Its Kind
It’s the first mission of its kind, set to monitor our active and unpredictable Sun and help protect us from its violent outbursts – and…
Solar Storms Can Easily Destroy Satellites – A Space Weather Expert Explains the Science
On February 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days…
Massive Solar Eruption Captured by Solar Orbiter Spacecraft
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc. Solar…
Brilliant Borealis: A Blast of High-Speed Solar Wind Provoked Dancing Auroras
A blast of high-speed solar wind provoked dancing auroras in early February. Auroras are a brilliant reminder that Earth is constantly absorbing energy from the…
Mysterious Solar Storm Occurred 9,200 Years Ago – Revealed by Ancient Ice
Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has found evidence of an extreme solar…
Geomagnetic Storms Can Threaten Life on Earth – Swarm and Cluster Provide New Insights Into Space Weather
The notion of living in a bubble is usually associated with negative connotations, but all life on Earth is dependent on the safe bubble created…
