Probing a planet’s ionosphere can be all about the timing. Confusion about how many layers of charged particles exist in the Martian atmosphere might be due to what time of day measurements were made.

A powerful G5 geomagnetic storm in May 2024 caused auroras visible globally and significantly altered the ionosphere. This electrically charged atmospheric layer, crucial for radio communication and ...

A new theoretical study explores how activity high above Earth could subtly influence processes deep within the planet’s crust. Researchers at Kyoto University are advancing a new idea about how space ...

It came from somewhere 2 billion light-years away. And when it arrived in October of 2022, the gamma-ray burst lit up the entire ionosphere. Now astronomers are working in a whole realm of “new ...

Researchers at Kyoto University have proposed a new physical model that explores how disturbances in the ionosphere may exert ...

A solar storm that has been roiling in the Earth's atmosphere for three days has led to a polar cap absorption event (PCA), wiping out radio communications near the North and South poles. The storm ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In mid-November 2023, a disastrous SpaceX launch, which saw the explosion of not one but two rockets, ...

NASA has had the MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars for a long time now studying the Red Planet in detail. NASA reports that MAVEN has discovered "layers" and "rifts" in the electrically charged ...

Researchers report on ionospheric sporadic E layer (Es) activity during the Mother's Day geomagnetic storm. The team found that the Es layers were significantly enhanced over Southeast Asia, Australia ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA probe at Mars made a finding that could help scientists better understand radio ...