A powerful solar storm lit skies far beyond the poles, revealing how Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet during ...

A solar radiation storm stronger than one we've seen in over two decades is in progress, the Space Weather Prediction Center announced Monday.

A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the Sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet’s severe weather, ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation that occur on the Sun's surface, resulting from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. These flares can vary in intensity, and their ...

Solar radiation prediction and analysis lie at the forefront of renewable energy research and climate modelling. Quantifying the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth’s surface is critical for ...

A rare blast from the sun has just pushed radiation in Earth’s atmosphere to levels not seen in nearly two decades, briefly turning the sky itself into a harsher place for high‑altitude flyers and ...

A solar eruption that occurred in Oct. 2021 was simultaneously detected here on Earth, on the moon — and even on Mars. By detecting the same coronal mass ejection (CME) on these three different worlds ...

European regulators issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive grounding specific Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft after an "uncommanded and limited pitch down" incident on a JetBlue flight, ...

Vapes are only four percent as harmful as cigarettes, so said a famous 2014 study assessing the health risks of e-cigarettes, the first of its kind. This figure was at best an educated guess. By the ...

Arizona-based Solestial, a specialist in space-based solar tech, has agreed to partner with in-space logistics firm Atomos Space. It will supply ultra-thin PV blankets for Atomos Space’s ...