NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Plunges Into Fast Solar Wind and Discovers Its Mysterious Source
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe probe got close enough to sun’s surface to see hidden granular features. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has flown close enough…
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“Space Waves” – The Key to Understanding Space Weather?
According to researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, new understandings of “space waves” could lead to more precise space weather forecasts and safer navigation for satellites…
Space’s Secret Symphony: Join NASA’s HARP To Uncover the Melodies of the Cosmos
Earth’s magnetic environment is filled with a symphony of sound that we cannot hear. All around our planet, ultralow-frequency waves compose a cacophonous operetta portraying…
EZIE Does It: NASA’s Next Step in Unraveling Earth’s Electrifying Space Connections
NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) has passed its critical design review, keeping on track for a 2024 launch. The mission will provide unique imaging…
Auroras Unplugged: NASA’s EZIE To Unveil the Charged Link Between Earth and Space
NASA’s Electrojet Explorer Mission Passes Critical Development Milestone NASA’s EZIE mission has passed a critical review and remains on track for a launch next year….
Bracing for Impact: NASA’s New AI Model To Defend Earth From Dangerous Space Weather
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America’s heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound…
Conquering Space Weather – Study Successfully Overcomes Earth’s Gravity To Replicate Planetary Conditions
A study conducted at UCLA successfully overcomes the influence of Earth’s gravity, replicating conditions found on other planets and stars. Solar flares and various forms…
Modeling Solar Winds: Simulations Reproduce Complex Fluctuations in Soft X-Ray Signal Detected by Satellites
Models capture how solar wind charge exchange events are observed. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used numerical methods to model the variations observed in…
Explosive X1.9 Class Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:50 p.m. EST on January 9, 2023. Imagery of the event was captured by NASA’s Solar…
Tree Rings Offer Insight Into Mysterious, Devastating Radiation Storms
New light has been shed on a mysterious, unpredictable, and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event, thanks to a University of Queensland (UQ) study. A…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Stellar Wind
What Is Stellar Wind? Stellar winds are fast-flowing streams of particles that are emitted from a star. Even though stars may appear to be stable…
First of NASA’s SunRISE Satellites Complete – Will Track Hazardous Explosive Space Weather Events
Six of these tiny satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. Constructing…
Unraveling the Mysteries of “Gigantic Jet” Lightning Bursts That Reach 50 Miles Into Space
New information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets has been uncovered by a detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that…
Key Milestone for NASA’s EZIE Mission To Study Electrical Currents in Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) project – a mission to explore electrical currents in Earth’s upper atmosphere – has passed a crucial developmental milestone,…
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…
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,…
