In May 2024, Earth's protective plasma envelope shrank to one-fifth its normal size in less than nine hours—the most dramatic ...

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and ...

Last year, the most violent geomagnetic storm to strike Earth in over two decades did more than disrupt GPS systems and ...

A massive solar storm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s protective plasma layer collapses ...

Though it generated beautiful auroras around the world, the Gannon solar storm in 2024 was also a little dangerous.

A massive geomagnetic superstorm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s plasma shield collapses and slowly rebuilds under extreme solar pressure. Using the perfectly ...

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

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The presence of a “space wind” in the plasmasphere of the Earth has been detected for the first time, according to a physicist in France. The direct observation of this “plasmaspheric wind” – ...

An image of the Earth and moon comparing ocean tides (shown as a small blue ring) to plasmasphere tides (shown as a large orange ring) The moon exerts a previously unknown tidal force on the "plasma ...

Visitors watch the solar system models at the astronomical museum in Pingtang during summer vacation in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin) A team of Chinese scientists and their ...