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A Decade of Studying the Earth's Magnetic Shield, in 3-D
August 31, 2010 — Space scientists around the world are celebrating ten years of ground-breaking discoveries by "Cluster," a mission that is illuminating the mysteries of the magnetosphere, the northern lights and the ... > full story -
Shrinking Atmospheric Layer Linked to Low Levels of Solar Radiation
August 26, 2010 — Scientists link a recent, temporary shrinking of a high atmospheric layer with a sharp drop in the sun's ultraviolet radiation ... > full story -
Strange Case of Solar Flares and Radioactive Elements
August 25, 2010 — When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting ... > full story -
Evidence of New Solar Activity from Observations of Aurora in New Zealand
August 15, 2010 — Scientists have obtained sub-visual evidence of the onset of a new cycle of solar-terrestrial activity. The key results being reported deal with the fact that recent auroral displays at high ... > full story -
Extended Solar Minimum Linked to Changes in Sun's Conveyor Belt
August 12, 2010 — A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the sun's conveyor belt, a current of plasma that circulates ... > full story -
Aurora Alert: The Sun Is Waking Up
August 2, 2010 — Sky viewers might get to enjoy some spectacular Northern Lights, or aurorae. After a long slumber, the Sun is waking up. Early Sunday morning, the Sun's surface erupted and blasted tons of plasma ... > full story -
As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather
June 16, 2010 — Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington, DC recently held a meeting on space weather with leading experts ... > full story -
Artificial Aurora Created to Help Predict Space Weather
June 8, 2010 — For more than 25 years, our understanding of terrestrial space weather has been partly based on incorrect assumptions about how nitrogen, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere, reacts when it ... > full story -
UK May Experience More Cold Winters
April 22, 2010 — New research suggests the UK may experience more cold winters in future when the Sun is at a lower level of activity. The amount of radiation emitted by the Sun varies naturally over time and over ... > full story -
NASA's New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images
April 21, 2010 — NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented new capability for scientists to better understand our sun's dynamic processes. ... > full story
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