Two solar probes are helping researchers understand the phenomenon that powers the solar wind
by Our Sun drives out a continuous flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which covers our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective …
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A rare ‘bright rain’ aurora seen from Earth for the first time
A very smooth and dull Christmas day aurora observed over the Arctic in 2022 as a result of a ‘rain storm’ electrons straight from the …
An interstellar cloud could cause an ice age on Earth. This is how
Scientists believe that Earth may have briefly lost protection from the sun around two million years ago, leaving the vast environment of interstellar space to …
Space weather can make satellite trajectories difficult to predict. Here’s why that’s a problem
Satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) can venture hundreds of miles off their intended trajectory when severe space weather hits. The problem affects the International …
Scientists prepare to study solar eclipse with high-altitude aircraft and solar orbiting probes
For the millions of people across North America who will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, it will be a spectacular spectacle – …
Extra northern lights could cause ‘holes’ in the Earth’s magnetic field this month. Here’s how to see them.
The northern lights in Whitley Bay, England April 24, 2023.Images by Owen Humphreys/PA via Getty Images March 2024 may be the best month of the …
The ‘solar wind’, which the sun constantly blasts over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a vacuum around Mars
The sun can make or break Mars.NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory There was a sudden rupture in the cosmic order on Mars about a year ago. …