Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...

Following a successful launch in the early hours of Wednesday morning (12 March 2025) U.K. time, the PUNCH spacecraft are ...

NASA’s PUNCH mission has officially come online, promising to transform our understanding of space weather. By capturing ...

The latest Northern Lights forecast means the aurora borealis may be seen in the continental U.S. tonight after space weather ...

The current state of Earth's climate has no recorded precedent. The consequences of the sheer volume of anthropogenic ...

Emily Mason, a heliophysicist at San Diego-based research firm Predictive Science, and her colleagues observed coronal loops ...

The total number of satellites that can orbit in space is likely to decrease as greenhouse gases cause Earth’s upper atmosphere to contract.

Scientists have confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections in the ...

Aug. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry ... of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth. Scientists say ...

As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.

A minor geomagnetic storm is forecast for Wednesday March 5. Chances remain strong for seeing the aurora borealis in the months ahead.

A storm as powerful as the Carrington event of 1859 might cause some issues, says a reader, but modern planes have a lot of ...