Sunspots and solar flares, created by the sun’s magnetism, can affect the Earth’s surface
The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...
Smithsonian Magazine10h
Voyager 2 Measured a Rare Anomaly When It Flew Past Uranus, Skewing Our Knowledge of the Planet for 40 Years, Study Suggests
The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...
Yahoo10h
The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes
A diagram showing a green sun (due to a filter) and red and blue alternating splotches at the sun's north pole. "These ...
New Scientist13h
Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere
Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that ...
Years Of Traveling on MSN14h
Aurora Borealis Could Appear In These Locations Tonight or Tomorrow
Did you know most auroras are only seen in places above 60 degrees latitude? This natural wonder, known as the Aurora ...
Magnetic displacement experiment challenges long-held theories on how migratory birds navigate
Migratory birds are known for their ability to traverse thousands of kilometers to reach their breeding or wintering grounds.
The Debrief15h
NASA-Funded Study May Have Finally Solved ‘A Mystery at the Sun’s Poles’
New research funded by NASA into the potential formation of solar vortices may finally solve the mystery at the sun's poles.