The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) may be seen in 15 northern U.S. states this week, with a geomagnetic storm forecast for ...

Deciphering the universe’s secrets is partly done through observation, but just as important are solid models of the forces ...

Scientists at Southwest Research Institute have uncovered how solar activity influences the velocity distribution and ...

New simulation of magnetic turbulence helps scientists study star formation, space weather, and the forces shaping our galaxy ...

Scientists have casually warned that the Earth could be hit by a geomagnetic storm tomorrow (16 May), as you do. So a massive ...

Scientists have developed a new computer model to explore the the interstellar medium, in turn generating stunning images ...

Forecasters of space weather keep an eye on the sun to stay ahead of eruptions of solar material that have the ability to shut down power grids on Earth, disrupt aircraft routes, global communications ...

Earth's magnetic field was so weak it almost disappeared. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, complex life emerged.

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a ...

but the solar magnetic field carried by the solar wind. But this solar-induced magnetic field — just tens of nanoteslas, at most — is too weak, even when enhanced, to magnetize lunar rocks.

A solar flare last week was so big it disrupted radio transmissions on Earth. Nasa said the burst of energy was the biggest ...

Image is the first taken on the surface of another planet, and the first visible-light aurora image from anywhere other than ...