Space weather. It refers to how solar eruptions affect Earth. The Earth’s magnetic field deflects most of this energy, but ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...

Could our solar system have been temporarily exposed to an enhanced flux of cosmic-rays at some point in the ancient past?

Across much of the animal kingdom, the meanings behind some creatures’ gestures are reserved only for other members of their species. A person watching a honeybee’s waggle dance would not understand ...

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...

The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...

such as changes in magnetic field strength, solar wind speed, and the appearance of solar flares. "The May 2024 event also underscores the broader implications of AI-driven reverse engineering for ...

Despite their somewhat comical appearance, each of these holes is a wide gap in the solar magnetic field, which has exposed ... a computer model of the solar wind around the Sun reveals its ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have made a significant advance in magnetic field measurement. They have developed a new technique that uses atoms as highly precise ...

Coronal holes are areas where the sun’s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to flow freely into space, according to SpaceWeather.com. In ultraviolet images, these regions appear darker ...