On May 10, 2024, the strongest solar storm in 20 years sparked auroras on Earth that were visible as far south as Florida. It also created two new bands of radiation around the planet, researchers ...

The October 2024 storm originated from such a massive solar ejection, propelling solar material across space to collide with ...

Cosmic space is filled with continuous, diffuse high-energy radiation. To find out how this energy is produced, the scientists behind ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory have tried an unusual ...

When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows and halos can occur. More often, sunlight—or shortwave radiation—interacts with the Earth in subtle ...

Recent scientific research has confirmed that charged particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been reaching the Moon for ...

Scientists warn that certain asteroids could become more dangerous upon entering Earth, potentially complicating asteroid ...

While the solar storm did bring around certain disruptions, accompanying these issues were beautiful northern lights as far ...