357 results for "Solar radiation"

A recent powerful solar flare, the strongest in nearly two decades, has had significant impacts on Mars, causing widespread radiation on the Martian surface. Solar Flare Details On May 20,...

At the fringes of our cosmic neighborhood, a fascinating discovery has emerged, hinting at a hidden structure within the Kuiper Belt. This revelation challenges our understanding of the Solar System's…

A nearby microquasar within our galaxy has been discovered to emit gamma rays with unprecedented energy levels, reaching up to 200 teraelectronvolts. The discovery, made using data from the HAWC…

NASA has confirmed that the Sun is at solar maximum, the peak of its 11-year cycle. This phase brings more frequent auroras and powerful space weather events, which could last…

A massive X7.1-class solar flare erupted from the sun on October 1, 2024, sending a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The resulting geomagnetic storm could trigger auroras visible in…

The groundbreaking image, taken by the JENI instrument, reveals the intricate structure of the Van Allen belts, providing critical insights into space weather and the hazards of deep space exploration.

A recent study reveals that Mars' induced magnetosphere can break down under certain solar wind conditions, potentially accelerating atmospheric loss. Using data from the Mars Express and MAVEN spacecraft, researchers…

A groundbreaking new instrument has provided unprecedented insights into the Van Allen radiation belts, regions around Earth filled with highly energetic particles that pose risks to space missions. Recent data,…

Recent discoveries have shown that the outer Solar System is more crowded with celestial bodies than previously believed. Acombination of data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and NASA’s New...

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has successfully deployed its solar sail, marking a significant achievement in the mission aimed at testing a new method of space propulsion. Initially launched...

As humanity looks toward colonizing Mars, one of the most critical challenges scientists face is finding ways to protect astronauts from the planet's harsh and unforgiving environment. Unlike Earth, Mars...

In a groundbreaking study, two scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have discovered a new type of electromagnetic wave that carries significant amounts of lightning energy into Earth's magnetosphere....

In an extraordinary event, a massive solar storm that erupted in April 2023 temporarily disrupted Earth's magnetosphere, opening up a rare, two-hour magnetic highway between the Sun and Earth. This...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope, dedicated to mapping the stars, has faced significant challenges recently due to a micrometeoroid impact and an intense solar storm. These events...

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, set to launch in October 2024, is encountering significant challenges related to radiation-hardened electronics. Tests have revealed that the transistors designed to withstand Jupiter's intense radiation...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th close approach to the sun, achieving a significant milestone in its mission to study the solar corona. This remarkable feat underscores...

Recent studies have highlighted the catastrophic potential of extreme solar blasts, particularly when combined with a weakened magnetic field. These phenomena, occurring roughly every thousand years, can significantly disrupt the...

A particularly long-lived and violent sunspot cluster, designated AR 3723, has rotated back into view for the third time, promptly firing off an M9.3 solar flare. This cluster, which has...

Solar flares are sudden, intense bursts of radiation emanating from the sun's atmosphere. These powerful explosions are caused by the release of magnetic energy stored in the sun's atmosphere, often...

On June 3, 2024, the sun treated scientists and space enthusiasts to a spectacular event: an M-class solar flare that produced a massive plasma plume. Captured in stunning detail by...

A significant rise in northern lights sightings is anticipated as the sun approaches its solar maximum, an 11-year peak in solar activity. This increase in geomagnetic storms, caused by coronal...

Scientists have warned that a new and strong solar storm may hit Earth this week, following major eruptions from the Sun that impacted our planet. According to the National Oceanic...

A major G4 geomagnetic storm may form on Friday, prompting NOAA authorities to issue a storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years. The alert comes after several...

In a display of cosmic fireworks, the gargantuan sunspot AR3664 has emitted an X3.98-class solar flare, its most powerful burst to date. This event, which occurred in the early hours...

Posted on Feb 19, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets Could one of the seven tightly packed planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system be the first exoplanet where the James Webb...

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 in Astronomy, Astrophysics “The only things our planet and Mars really have in common is that both are rocky planets with some water ice and...

Another big week for “The Galaxy Report” with insights into our Solar System’s mysterious magnetic fields to  the first planet found to be orbing three stars to physicist Leonard Susskind,...

Jupiter’s moon Europa and its global ocean may currently have conditions suitable for life. Scientists are studying processes on the icy surface as they prepare to explore.“The radiation that bombards...

Recent research has revealed that Venus might have looked like Earth for three billion years, with vast oceans that could have been friendly to life. The early Venusian atmosphere was...

“Venus is like Earth in so many ways,” explained the late physicist, Stephen Hawking. “A sort of kissing cousin. She’s almost the same size as Earth, a touch closer to...

It’s been said that the tardigrade, an eight-legged microscopic creature –the most resilient form of life on our planet, that can exist for up to 30 years without food or...

Posted on May 4, 2020 in Science A bowling-ball sized primordial black hole, a relic of the Big Bang, may exist in our Solar system that could be detected according...

Posted on Dec 4, 2019 in Astronomy, Science, Solar System “It was one of those chance discoveries,” says astrophysicist Boris Gänsicke, from the University of Warwick , about the finding...

Posted on Nov 26, 2019 in Evolution, Geology, Science “It is remarkable to think that our oldest animal ancestors—and therefore all of us—may owe our existence, in part, to an...

Astronomers may soon be able to confirm the existence of a primordial black hole –gravity wells formed just moments after the Big Bang–in our Solar System with gravitational-wave experiments that...

Posted on Jan 7, 2022 in Astronomy, Exoplanets, Science, Space “The tiny star TOI-270 (less than half the size and temperature of our Sun) hosts one super-Earth and two sub-Neptunes....

Fungi spores on the International Space Station (ISS) that can survive doses of radiation 200 times higher than those that would kill a human, researchers reported at the 2019 Astrobiology...

Some 65 million years ago the greatest asteroid impact in a billion years may have sown life throughout the solar system, even as it ravaged life on Earth. Blasted debris...

Posted on Apr 5, 2019 in Astronomy, NASA, Science NASA’s Parker Probe spacecraft completed a maneuver yesterday called a perihelion about 15 million miles (24 million kilometers) above the surface...

Posted on Apr 4, 2019 in Astronomy, Science When Simone Di Matteo first saw the patterns in his data, it seemed too good to be true. “It’s too perfect!” Di...

Posted on Mar 25, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “One should consider this a new mission to the Moon,” says Chip Shearer, a geologist at the University of New Mexico in...

Posted on Jan 3, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “While two billion years is an extremely long time compared to a human lifetime, it is a very short time on cosmic...

Posted on Jan 2, 2019 in Astronomy, Science “We knew we were breaking new ground with a multi-spectral campaign to view Io’s polar region, but no one expected we would...

Posted on Nov 12, 2018 in Astronomy, NASA, Science “Understanding the causes of the differences between the Trojans will provide unique and critical knowledge of planetary origins, the source of...

“Venus is like Earth in so many ways,” explained the late physicist, Stephen Hawking. “A sort of kissing cousin. She’s almost the same size as Earth, a touch closer to...

Posted on Oct 21, 2018 in Astronomy, Physics, Science, Space, Technology “Why Mercury?” Joana Oliveira, a scientist at the European Space Agency, said during a news conference in September. “That...

Posted on Sep 12, 2018 in Astronomy, Science, Space `Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in the Solar System, is moving away from the Sun faster than expected. This anomalous...

Posted on Jun 22, 2018 Ordinary, baryonic, matter exists in the vast spaces between galaxies as highly-ionized oxygen gas at temperatures of about 1 million degrees Celsius. To pin down...

Posted on Jun 27, 2018 in Astronomy, Science, Solar System “The true nature of this enigmatic interstellar nomad may remain a mystery,” concluded team member Olivier Hainaut, an astronomer at...

Though long hypothesized, the first evidence for a debris disk forming a new planetary system around any star was uncovered in 1983 with NASA’s Infrared Astronomical Satellite. Later photographs revealed...