Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of particles that shoot out from the Sun.

While it may sound like science fiction, space weather is very real and can have significant effects on both our daily lives and our national infrastructure. What is Space Weather? Space weather ...

At the edge of the heliosphere, the solar wind runs up against the interstellar medium, the gas, dust, and radiation in the ...

The University of Iowa's TRACERS mission successfully launched, studying the interaction between Earth's magnetic field and solar wind. The twin satellites will observe magnetic reconnection, which ...

Liftoff is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. ET today (Sept. 24). SpaceX will launch NASA's ambitious IMAP mission and two other space ...

The three satellites look to measure mysteries of space weather while also acting as a warning system for its dangerous ...

NOAA's CCOR-1 coronagraph captured the blast that showed the sun's raw power in action.

The Met Office has launched radiation sensors strapped to a weather balloon to go more than 100,000ft (30,480m) above its ...

Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move across the sky. Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You ...

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