The Sun has unleashed four massive solar flares in two days, each emitting energy equivalent to a billion hydrogen bombs. The latest flare on Wednesday might cause geomagnetic storms on Earth affecting satellites and...
Photo: (NASA/SDO) The sun unleashed a colossal Mother’s Day solar flare on Sunday May 12 in what has become the most powerful solar eruption of the year. The giant solar flare, which registered as one of...
(GEOFF HORNER/ GEOFF HORNER PHOTOART) On Thursday and Friday, skywatchers in parts of Australia and the Pacific region will be treated to a spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse, in which the moon blots...
What we call “light” is actually just a tiny fraction of the broad range of radiation on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The entire span stretches from very-low-energy radio waves through microwaves, infrared light, visible...
Photo: (PAT CORKERY, UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Shrinking government budgets, combined with a growing reliance on space assets by the United States — especially by its military — are putting the country...
Life as we know it doesn’t thrive on planets without ozone layers. A new instrument slated for launch to the ISS will monitor Earth’s protective ozone shell with greater depth and precision than ever...
Photo: flickr By Walt Stoneburner It sounds unlikely but it’s true: the magnetic north pole is moving faster than at any time in human history, threatening everything from the safety of modern transport systems to the...
A comet is heading for Mars, and there is a chance that it might hit the Red Planet in October 2014. An impact wouldn’t necessarily mean the end of NASA’s Mars program. But it...
Forecasters say solar maximum is due in 2013. To prepare, the UN is organizing an international response to stormy space weather.
Something unexpected is happening on the sun. 2013 is supposed to be the year of Solar Max, but solar activity is much lower than expected. At least one leading forecaster expects the sun to...
