New observations from Solar Orbiter confirm tiny plasma jets play a key role in both fast and slow solar wind.

Geomagnetic storms also cause problems on Earth. The electric currents they create can overload power plants and cause ...

A strange radioactive 'blip' has been detected deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. Analyzing several thin layers of seafloor ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

Get up to speed on gamma rays, the radiation responsible for creating the Red Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World.

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed ...

Harvard scientists studying the mystery of water and life on ancient Mars believe they may have finally found a solution.

Space weather forecasting chiefly uses satellites to monitor the Sun’s activity and forecast events that could reach the ...

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...