A groundbreaking X-ray imager is on its way to revolutionize our understanding of Earth's magnetic defenses. This ...
Chorus waves, quick bursts of energy known to occur relatively close to Earth and around other planets, were found in an ...
Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.
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Making a Magnetosphere for Mars
We believe Mars may once have had oceans and sky, but lost them from a lack of a magnetosphere. How does this happen, and how can we create a magnetosphere for Mars so we can terraform and live on it?
A historic solar storm in May 2024 not only triggered spectacular auroras but also created two new temporary radiation belts ...
Scintillation measurements show that FRB 20221022A originated from the highly magnetized region around a neutron star, challenging existing models of conditions there ...
Earth’s magnetic field, generated by movements within its molten iron core, serves as a protective shield against solar winds ...
Strange chorus waves, detected far from Earth, challenge existing theories and raise space mission safety concerns.
Learn about the two NASA missions that hope to unlock the secrets behind multiple types of auroras by studying the role of ...
The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to Minnesotans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.
The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to South Dakotans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.
As a result of the lack of solar wind, the pressure decrease caused Mars's atmosphere and magnetosphere to expand by thousands of kilometers, tripling in size. It also sent a supersonic shockwave ...