The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from ...

NASA launched a quintet of satellites to figure out the science behind Earth's most colorful auroras. The mission was titled ...

This even distribution of hydrogen is thought to be key to developing scalable radiation shields for both spacecraft and the ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not sound waves. When converted to audio signals, though, these strange ...

Magnetosonic (MS) waves, i.e., ion Bernstein mode waves, are one of the common plasma waves in the Earth’s magnetosphere, which are important for regulating charged particle dynamics. How MS waves ...

(NASA/ESA/SOHO) CMEs can travel at speeds ranging from a few hundred to several thousand kilometers per second, sometimes reaching Earth within days, if their trajectory is in our direction. When they ...

There may also be spectacular displays of aurora caused as the Earth's magnetosphere is disturbed by the solar wind. According to SpaceWeather.com, this wind is estimated to hit Earth by Friday ...

Chorus waves detected at 100,000 miles challenge magnetosphere NASA's satellites reveal risks these waves pose to spacecraft Findings call for improved solar plasma monitoring to ensure mission ...