TRACERS are a combination of twin satellites that will observe how the trends in solar wind trigger magnetic reconnection in ...

NASA launches satellites to learn more about magnetic reconnection, which will help better predict geomagnetic storms.

Geomagnetic storms pose a significant threat to humanity, particularly as we enter a period of heightened solar activity known as the Solar Maximum. These storms have the potential to devastate the ...

A cloud of hot, magnetized plasma — a coronal mass ejection — erupted from the Sun on Wednesday, July 23, headed off into ...

The SNIFS sounding rocket launched on 19 July is an attempt to study the Sun's chromosphere, where the temperature, pressure ...

Researchers are on firmer ground when it comes to the physiological impacts of increased UV radiation. With the weakened ...

Two NASA satellites rocketed into orbit from California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, commencing a $170 million ...

The mission will help better predict how energy from the sun affects life on Earth, including disruptions to satellites, power grids and astronauts.

One of these ride-along NASA efforts is the Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) SmallSat, which will ...

Shawn Dahl, the Service Coordinator at the Space Weather Prediction Center, says that geomagnetic storms have been running rampant in space and may be affecting agriculture on Earth. Dahl shares some ...

“Aurora can often be observed somewhere on Earth from just after sunset or just before sunrise,” stated NOAA. “The aurora is ...

A new study demonstrates how an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) clears the path for following transients and ...