Earth’s magnetic bubble, the invisible shield that normally deflects charged particles from the Sun, briefly shrank to a fraction of its usual size during a recent superstorm, exposing satellites and ...

A bubble of plasma could shield astronauts from radiation during long journeys through space, researchers are suggesting. If the idea proves viable, it means heavy metal protective panels could be ...

Could a century-old military communication method be quietly protecting our planet from deadly space radiation? NASA’s Van Allen Probes, launched in 2012 to study Earth’s radiation belts, stumbled ...

Radiation-resistant, tough space materials are therefore a necessity for missions that go beyond our safe atmosphere. Modern spacecraft, space stations, and deep-space probes use such materials ...