The machines at their center, called tokamaks, have evolved from experimental curiosities into instruments capable of sustaining confined plasma – matter so hot it mimics the ...
A minor geomagnetic storm may increase northern lights visibility tonight as fast solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, according to Space.com forecasts.
Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has mapped a magnetic ...
Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of ...
ESA’s Solar Orbiter has observed a solar flare ignited by an avalanche of magnetic reconnections, showing how tiny ...
Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...
Silent waves of solar radiation slammed into Earth’s magnetic field at 3 million mph on Monday, Jan. 19. This type of event ...
A powerful solar storm lit skies far beyond the poles, revealing how Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet during ...
This study provides an unparalleled estimate of the magnitude, structure, and evolution of magnetic fields inside the Sun over three decades, which is tremendously important for understanding how our ...