Physicists have confirmed that Alfven waves accelerate electrons toward Earth by a “surfing” mechanism, creating…
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.
Using supercomputers, researchers develop new software for improved space weather prediction. The surface of the…
The Earth’s atmosphere has four primary layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. These layers…
Launched in 2007, the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, or AIM, mission is the…
NASA’s KiNET-X mission launched from Virginia to study plasma interactions between solar wind and Earth’s…
Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and their colleagues from the…
First study of timing of extreme space weather events reveals clear pattern. Planned missions to…
Scientists have long questioned why the bursts of hot gas from the Sun do not…
https://youtu.be/E9LBH4fkmZc The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still…
https://youtu.be/Mqj3y_I0JQc Combining imagery from three of Solar Orbiter’s remote sensing instruments – the Extreme Ultraviolet…
NASA’s SHIELDS mission will study incoming hydrogen atoms to map the solar system’s edge and…
Electrons arriving from the Sun are propelled by electrical energy generated as high as 30,000…
Social media algorithms help scientists uncover the true, global nature of auroral substorms. Evolution of…
Researchers identified the first known space hurricane, a massive plasma vortex over the North Pole…
Researchers confirmed that water vapor directly cools the upper atmosphere enough to form PMCs. Since…
HERMES and ERSA will study deep space radiation from Gateway, aiding astronaut safety and improving…
ESA’s Swarm Satellite Data Shows Space Weather Delivers More Energy to Earth’s Magnetic North Than…
Robust stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets, could facilitate its detection. Although violent…