The Earth’s magnetosphere is a protective shroud that blocks charged particles and cosmic rays blasted out by the Sun. The ...

It has long been known that the Earth’s magnetic field provides a protective barrier for life on Earth. As energetic particles stream outward from the Sun in the form of the solar wind, they are ...

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was behaving before the 1986 flyby of NASA's Voyager 2. The second panel shows ...

Researchers have created pictures showing how solar storms compress our planet's protective magnetic field. The findings could help improve communications satellite design. Martin LaMonica is a senior ...

A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters discusses a collaborative effort between the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). This study ...

How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...

A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The solar wind is a constant feature of the solar system – except on Christmas Day 2022 when it suddenly vanished completely. The odd event was detected by a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars, which found ...

On Nov. 3, a solar storm caused a temporary crack in Earth's magnetic field. The resulting hole enabled energetic particles to penetrate deep into the planet's atmosphere and set off extremely rare ...

While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed ...

Here are real, documented impacts of high-energy radiation on aircraft systems: GPS receivers can lose accuracy or momentarily glitch. Flight-control computers (like Airbus ELAC or FAC units) may ...

Researchers from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed seven years of ...