The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The ...

The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are called coronal mass ...

Launched into Earth's orbit last June, GOES-19 is the newest addition to NOAA's fleet, equipped with a sensor called the ...

About 9,200 years ago, Earth experienced an intense solar storm. Scientists are now emphasizing that humanity is not prepared ...

In this week’s Degrees of Science we are talking with Shawn Dahl, from the Space Weather Prediction Center, about the science ...

About 9,200 years ago, Earth experienced a powerful solar storm. Scientists now emphasize that humanity today is not prepared ...

During Valentine's Day weekend, northern parts of America, including Maine, may have a chance of seeing an aurora. But space weather scientists warn that the chances of this happening are slim.

Aging infrastructure, rising electricity demand, and policy roadblocks are colliding to create a perfect storm that threatens the reliability of power grids—are we prepared ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...