May 2024 witnessed one of the most significant solar storms in decades, featuring a barrage…
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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.
Solar phenomena like sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field,…
From May 3 through May 9, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed 82 notable solar…
On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Severe (G4)…
A research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki was able to measure a spike…
NOAA’s GOES satellites observed significant solar activity, including a severe geomagnetic storm, marking the peak…
The Carruthers Observatory, launching in 2025, will explore the Earth’s exosphere from a stable point…
This majestic image of the dazzling green lights of the aurora borealis was captured on…
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:55 p.m. EST, on December 31,…
What Is Earth’s Magnetosphere? Enveloping our planet and protecting us from the fury of the…
At 8:28 p.m. EST on November 9, 2023, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, lifted…
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing…
NASA’s AWE mission, set to launch to the ISS, will examine atmospheric waves and their…
Scientists discovered a radiocarbon spike 14,300 years ago, caused by the largest known solar storm.…
The Study Employs a New Code To Test the Abilities of the Next Generation of…
Scientists from the University of Hawai‘i found that Earth’s plasma sheet electrons affect the Moon’s…
Killer electrons pose a major risk to satellites, with 1 in 100-year space weather events…
Images from the Solar Orbiter revealed small “picoflare” jets within a coronal hole on the…