'Wet Sidewalk Effect' Solves Mystery of Rain on Saturn's Moon Titan
Scientists have found evidence of seasons on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, thanks to observations akin to…
Listen to the Creepy Noises Picked Up at a Space Weather Station in Antarctica
Scientists often detect weird sounds in Antarctica, from the groans of melting glaciers to seismic waves rippling…
A Powerful Solar Storm Likely Detonated Dozens of U.S. Sea Mines During the Vietnam War
An analysis of recently declassified U.S. military documents confirms suspicions that, during the late stages of the…
This New NASA Mission Could Unlock Secrets of the Northern Lights
The aurora borealis is one of the most spectacular light shows Earth’s skies have to offer—but it’s much more than…
An Earth-Sized Space Shield to Protect Us From Solar Storms Is Less Crazy Than It Sounds
Every 100 years or so, our Sun gives off a great big belch that sends an intense wave of charged particles towards…
Why Has Our Sun Been Freaking Out So Much Lately?
Since early last week, the Sun has belched out a steady stream of solar flares, including the most powerful burst…
Huge Solar Flare Disrupts GPS Satellites
The Sun’s impact on weather here on Earth is clear: It makes it hot or cold, it powers air currents, it causes water to…
Proposed Trump Budget Would Kill Program That Monitors Debilitating Solar Storms
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…
Cold War Nuclear Explosions Freakishly Impacted Space Weather
The overdrawn game of nuclear chicken between the USSR and the United States—now known as the Cold War—lasted about 45…
Solar Storms Are Doing Something Weird to Our Atmosphere
Every once in a while our Sun gives off a tremendous belch of high energy particles. Called a coronal mass ejection…
These Ancient Texts Might Help Us Predict the Next Massive Solar Storm
Spotting the Northern Lights anywhere in the United States (except for Alaska and the Upper Midwest) would probably be…
We Might Finally Have a Good Way to Predict Dangerous Space Weather
Space weather forecasting—predicting the kind of energetic particles the Sun will throw at us—is years behind weather…
New Space Weather Warning System Could Buy Astronauts Precious Extra Time
Space weather is dangerous. Rogue high-energy particles fired off by the Sun can damage radio communications and…
Space Weather Can Alter Electronic Voting Machines
When all sources of errors have been ruled out and 4096 phony votes have still been given to a candidate, who do you…
A Monster Solar Storm Could Cost the US $40 Billion Daily
Our planet is due to be hit with a powerful solar storm, an event that happens about once every hundred years. New…
It Rains Rubies and Sapphires on This Distant Jupiter-Like Planet
A Jupiter-like planet located 1,000 light-years from Earth is exhibiting some rather strange meteorological behavior.…
We've Never Seen The Solar Wind Like This Before
Like an endless blaze roaring forth from the gates of hell, the solar wind is majestic, awe inspiring, and terrifying.…
A Solar Flare Almost Sparked a Nuclear War in 1967
On May 23rd, 1967, the United States Air Force scrambled to ready nuclear missile-laden aircraft for deployment. Radar…
Jupiter's Northern Lights Look Absolutely Incredible
If you want to see beautiful auroras, forget Alaska, Canada, and Iceland—check out Jupiter. At the gas giant’s north…
Astronomers Might Have Just Solved a Key Mystery About the Origin of Life
If a massive solar storm struck the Earth today, it could wipe out our technology and hurl us back to the dark ages.…