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

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

The dark surfaces heat up and warm the air nearby, melting snow or ice in close proximity, even on a very cold day. This is ...

induce dangerous currents in power grids and increase the radiation exposure of astronauts. Solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of energy—often in the form of X-rays and ultraviolet light ...

MAVEN "observes radiation, solar particles and more from high above ... a process that could affect whether signs of ancient microbial life are preserved there," said a NASA statement.

This collaborative work sheds new light on solar radiative opacity, a crucial physical quantity for understanding the interaction between matter and radiation in the extreme conditions of the Sun ...

The great solar storm of May 2024, which sparked beautiful auroral displays over much of the world, also created two new radiation belts that were observed with a satellite that came back from the ...