There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

The film discusses the complex interactions between the Earth and the Sun through the magnetosphere, emphasizing the impact of solar activity on Earth's environment, including weather patterns and ...

Lucky there isn't an asteroid headed for Earth for which a demoralized space agency might need to mount a redirect mission ...

Van Allen, J. A., paper presented at joint meeting of National Academy of Sciences and American Physical Society on May 1, 1958. Van Allen, J. A., Ludwig, G. H., Ray ...