NASA Spacecraft Makes 12th Close Flyby Today: A Mission Where Material from Sun Leaves the Surface, Becomes Solar Wind

Medicine & Technology Jun 01, 2022

NASA’s spacecraft called Parker Solar Probe is making a close flyby, its 12th in which solar material leaves the surface. Discover how it becomes a solar wind.

NASA Investigates Suspicious Bumps in Atmosphere Above North Pole After 2-Year Delay

Nov 30, 2021

A study regarding the mysterious speed bumps in the atmosphere will be investigated this December after a 2-year postponement of the experiment.

Experts Explain What Happens When Solar Wind Hits Earth Through Sound

Oct 07, 2021

Standing waves are created when solar wind energy interacts with the magnetospheric 'bubble' that surrounds Earth.

NOAA: G2 Level Geomagnetic Storm and Aurora Borealis Predicted to Head South

Sep 27, 2021

G2 Level geomagnetic storm set to arrive on Earth on September 27 producing an array of Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights according to experts at the Space Weather Prediciton Center and NOAA.

How Can Planets Survive White Dwarf's Stellar Evolution? Signs of Life on Planet Near a Dying Star Impossible

Jul 21, 2021

A recent study presents the conditions on how life on a planet can survive throughout a stellar evolution.

Total Solar Eclipses Shed Light on the Temperature of Solar Winds and Sun's Corona

Jun 22, 2021

NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer spacecraft (ACE) helped solar scientists to study total solar eclipses to better understand how temperatures of solar wind and the Sun's corona could affect space weather that can impact astronaut activities and electronics in space.

Solar Wind, Space Weather Poses Threats to Technology? Experts Study Direction of Winds on Sun's Surface

Jun 04, 2021

Scientists are developing technologies that could accurately depict changes in space weather and its impact and magnitude on Earth.

Experts Discover Solar Wind From the Earth's Core

May 17, 2021

Heidelberg researchers discovered and verified the presence of solar noble gases in the metal of an iron fireball.

NASA’s Black Brant XII Rocket to Lift Off from Wallops Flight Facility, Will Be Visible Across Mid-Atlantic

May 08, 2021

NASA's rocket launch mission is set to see Black Brant XII lift off from its Virginia-based Wallops Flight Facility. It might provide a short light show for people living in the eastern United States and Bermuda.

NASA Detects Stunning Structures Behind Solar Winds

Jan 20, 2021

NASA announced that the Sun has extraordinary 'small-scale systems' that generate solar winds and influence space weather.

NASA's MAVEN Orbiter Confirms Water Vapor Escaping From Mars' Upper Atmosphere

Nov 13, 2020

A recent analysis of several missions explains how dust storms and solar wind may have been responsible for drying out Mars.

Intense Solar Activity Is Bringing the Northern Lights To the United States

Sep 27, 2020

Solar activity, particularly due to the new solar cycle, is causing intense movement in Earth's atmosphere. This means that the Northern Lights will be visible south of Canada, in states such as Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan.

Cometary Aurora May Provide Clues on Solar Wind & Space Weather

Sep 22, 2020

Aurora or the northern lights have been confirmed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko but is unlike Earth's light show. The invisible aurora, triggered by solar particles, may provide more information on how solar wind affects space weather.

Earth is Hit by Solar Winds that are Hotter Than They Should be, and Here's Why

Apr 20, 2020

Unravelling the mystery of why the solar wind hitting Earth is hotter than it should be.

Physicists Copy Some Properties of the Sun in a Ball

Aug 01, 2019

Plasma physicists copy the solar wind from the sun in a 3-meter diameter aluminum ball.