The sun, our nearest star, never stops breathing. Every second of every day, it exhales a vast stream of charged particles ...

Spread the loveThe solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the Sun, has long been a subject of fascination for scientists studying space weather and its effects on the solar system.

Fast solar winds originating from the sun can have direct impacts on Earth – disrupting systems like GPS, aviation, ...

The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, known as SMILE, is set to lift off on April 9, 2026, at 08:29 CEST ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection ...

Space weather has matured from a niche concern to a central pillar of space exploration, national security, and scientific inquiry. In addition to its natural 11-year cycle of rising and falling ...

In a first for space exploration, a Chinese-led research team has detected negative hydrogen ions on the moon's surface, ...

Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move across the sky. Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be ...

Yeimy J. Rivera receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the SAO/SWEAP subcontract 975569. Tatiana Niembro receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the ...

Groundbreaking advances in solar and space physics have provided key insights into the inner workings of the heliosphere, the vast protective bubble formed by the solar wind that extends from the Sun ...