Geomagnetic Storms News
May 21, 2024
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Apr. 4, 2024 A research group was able to measure a spike in radiocarbon concentration of trees in Lapland that occurred after the Carrington flare. This discovery helps to prepare for dangerous solar ...
Dec. 11, 2023 Train accidents could be caused by solar storms switching signalling from red to green according to new research examining the impact of space weather. Solar storms can trigger powerful magnetic disturbances on Earth, creating geomagnetically ...
Dec. 8, 2023 While auroras occur at high latitude, the associated phenomena Steve and the picket fence occur farther south and at lower altitude. Their emissions also differ from aurora. A physics graduate student has proposed a physical mechanism behind these ...
Dec. 1, 2023 An international multidisciplinary team consisting of solar physicists, geophysicists, and historians from nine countries analysed observations of an extreme solar-terrestrial storm reported in ...
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Nov. 28, 2023 Researchers have discovered a new relationship between the Sun's magnetic field and its sunspot cycle, that can help predict when the peak in solar activity will occur. Their work indicates that the ...
Oct. 30, 2023 Large geomagnetic storms disrupt radio signals and GPS. Now, researchers have identified the previous underestimated role of the ionosphere, a region ...
Oct. 24, 2023 It's viable to produce low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space, according to new ...
Oct. 9, 2023 An international team of scientists have discovered a huge spike in radiocarbon levels 14,300 years ago by analyzing ancient tree-rings found in the ...
Aug. 4, 2023 Geophysicists studied the activity of high energy electrons and clarified the unexpected protective role of the geomagnetic field surrounding the ...
Jan. 13, 2023 Disturbances to Earth's magnetic field can lead birds astray -- a phenomenon scientists call 'vagrancy' -- even in perfect weather, and especially ...
Dec. 22, 2022 As the supersonic solar wind surges towards Earth, its interaction with our planet's magnetic field creates a shock to deflect its flow, and a foreshock filled with electromagnetic waves. How these ...
Nov. 8, 2022 As low Earth orbit becomes more cluttered, it becomes increasingly necessary to use middle Earth orbits, and radiation-tolerant cell designs will be needed. Making photovoltaics thinner should ...
Sep. 13, 2022 Astrophysicists show how and when specific particles form and offers clues to questions that have troubled scientists since the ...
May 17, 2022 Using technology similar to night-vision goggles, researchers have developed a device that can generate electricity from thermal ...
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Apr. 12, 2022 Scientists report a method to study smaller magnetospheres, sometimes just millimeters thick, in the laboratory. The new experimental platform combines the magnetic field of the Large Plasma Device ...
Mar. 29, 2022 Scientists have discovered a new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on Earth's atmosphere, a phenomenon that contributes to the colorful aurora borealis and poses hazards to ...
Jan. 26, 2022 Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years ago. What puzzles the researchers is that the ...
Oct. 27, 2021 The Earth's atmosphere has been used as a 'laboratory' to carry out a physics experiment which could help to improve the performance of ...
Aug. 11, 2021 A major space weather event could have a catastrophic impact on Earth, disabling communications and electrical systems. Researchers are using the Frontera supercomputer to develop new geomagnetic ...
Aug. 5, 2021 Understanding the Sun's magnetic dynamo could help predict solar weather, such as potentially dangerous geothermal storms, solar flares and sunspots. Mathematicians have proposed a new model of ...
July 22, 2021 A new approach to analysing the development of magnetic tangles on the Sun has led to a breakthrough in a longstanding debate about how solar energy is injected into the solar atmosphere before being ...
June 14, 2021 A team of researchers working with data collected by an Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) have examined the simultaneous impacts of thunderstorms and solar flares on the ionospheric D-region (often ...
June 14, 2021 For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better understanding of how solar and interstellar winds ...
June 8, 2021 The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis -- or northern lights -- that fills the sky in high-latitude regions has fascinated people for thousands of years. Now, a team of scientists has resolved ...
June 3, 2021 High performance computers are central to the quest to understand the sun's behavior and its role in space weather events. Scientists are using the Frontera supercomputer to improve the ...
May 26, 2021 Tiny charged electrons and protons which can damage satellites and alter the ozone have revealed some of their mysteries to ...