Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a ...

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

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

There are two giant holes in the Sun right now which could create impactful space weather for Earth in early February.

Predicting these solar storms has always been tricky. But a recent study led by Sabrina Guastavino from the University of ...

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The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

The sun frequently spits out brief bursts of radiation called solar flares and longer blasts of ... creating a constant tension like the stretching of a giant, super-heated rubber band.

Two giant holes in the Sun could create impactful ... HSS), which can trigger Northern Lights on Earth. The SWPC rates solar storms on a five-level scale, with five being the most extreme and ...