The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:55 p.m. EST, on December 31,…
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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.
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…
The aurora borealis and moonglint shine bright in this astronaut photo of the Alaskan island…
A solar eruption detected simultaneously at Earth, the Moon, and Mars emphasizes the need to…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Identifies Mechanism Driving the Sun’s Fast Wind Parker Solar Probe data…
Is there weather on the Moon? Well, because the Moon doesn’t have a significant atmosphere…
Scientists have found a strong statistical link between changes in cosmic radiation and seismic activity,…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Probe Got Close Enough to Sun’s Surface To See Hidden Granular…
Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, driven by solar wind and Earth’s magnetic tilt, create space weather variations, affecting…
NASA’s HARP project transforms data on plasma waves from Earth’s magnetosphere into audible sounds, enabling…