The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, known as SMILE, is set to lift off on April 9, 2026, at 08:29 CEST from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana aboard a Vega-C rocket, according to ...
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission has uncovered surprising behavior of pickup ions drifting through the solar wind near Earth. These particles, once thought to be minor players, appear capable ...
While a severe G4 geomagnetic storm impressed skywatchers with vivid auroras around the world this week, a far less visible, but historically significant, space weather event was also underway. On ...
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 curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What is meant by solar storm and solar wind? – ...
Eyes to the sky! A passing solar storm may spark bright auroras across Canada on Thursday and Friday nights! On the morning ...