A NASA satellite has spotted unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in Earth’s ionosphere, the layer of electrified gas in the planet’s atmosphere that allows radio signals to travel over long ...

NASA is funding three "eclipse radio" projects that will each use ground-based radio receivers to study the Earth's ionosphere, the part of its atmosphere that is ionized by solar radiation.

NASA said in a statement. 'The GOLD mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere. 'Their surprise ...

What is space weather, what causes it, and how does it affect humans? Physicist Robyn Millan, who co-chaired a recent ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Jeremy Frank, left, and Caleb Adams, right, discuss software developed by NASA's Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy project. The ...

Flares can ionize the Earth's ionosphere, disrupting high-frequency ... grids and increase the radiation exposure of astronauts. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of coronal ...

In May 1973, researchers recorded a "large-scale hole" in the ionosphere caused by NASA's launch of the Saturn V Rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to a study published in ...

Learn about the two NASA missions that hope to unlock the secrets behind multiple types of auroras by studying the role of ...

Observations from NASA’s GOLD mission shows charged particles in the ionosphere forming an X shape on Oct. 7, 2019. (The colors indicate the intensity of the ultraviolet light emitted ...

SPARTA puts the renowned ISR at the forefront of one of three Centers of Excellence created by NASA, in collaboration with the United ... consists of instabilities that cause turbulence in the ...