space weather

NASA is ready to launch its space weather-measuring satellite tonight, following two years of delays.

Evidence of an unusually strong solar storm that hit Earth in 660 BCE has been detected in Greenland ice cores—a…

Scientists have found evidence of seasons on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, thanks to observations akin to…

Scientists often detect weird sounds in Antarctica, from the groans of melting glaciers to seismic waves rippling…

An analysis of recently declassified U.S. military documents confirms suspicions that, during the late stages of the…

The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular light shows Earth’s skies have to offer—but it’s much more than…

Every 100 years or so, our Sun gives off a great big belch that sends an intense wave of charged particles towards…

Since early last week, the Sun has belched out a steady stream of solar flares, including the most powerful burst…

The Sun’s impact on weather here on Earth is clear: It makes it hot or cold, it powers air currents, it causes water…

The idea that a huge solar storm could wreak havoc here on Earth isn’t just a sci-fi plot, it’s a situation that…

The overdrawn game of nuclear chicken between the USSR and the United States—now known as the Cold War—lasted about…

Every once in a while our Sun gives off a tremendous belch of high energy particles. Called a coronal mass ejection…

Spotting the Northern Lights anywhere in the United States (except for Alaska and the Upper Midwest) would probably…

Space weather forecasting—predicting the kind of energetic particles the Sun will throw at us—is years behind…

Space weather is dangerous. Rogue high-energy particles fired off by the Sun can damage radio communications and…

When all sources of errors have been ruled out and 4096 phony votes have still been given to a candidate, who do you…

Our planet is due to be hit with a powerful solar storm, an event that happens about once every hundred years. New…

A Jupiter-like planet located 1,000 light-years from Earth is exhibiting some rather strange meteorological…

Like an endless blaze roaring forth from the gates of hell, the solar wind is majestic, awe inspiring, and…

On May 23rd, 1967, the United States Air Force scrambled to ready nuclear missile-laden aircraft for deployment.…