Space Weather : Science World Report

Nov 02, 2015 07:43 PM EST

Mars May Have Acid Fog for Its Weird Weather

Mars may not have weather like can be found on Earth, but it certainly may have its own version of weather: acid fog.

Oct 16, 2015 11:11 AM EDT

Solar Storms Can 'Dodge' Detection Systems On Earth, Cause Damages To Power And Communications

A team of researchers took data from the Tihany Magnetic Observatory to understand how a massive solar storm escaped detection on Earth in 2003.

Aug 12, 2015 04:45 PM EDT

Solar Storms May be Predicted with New Technique

Solar storms can impact our planet in big ways. Now, researchers have created new tools for predicting the arrival and impact of solar storms.

Jul 21, 2015 11:09 AM EDT

Solar Events and Space Weather May Trigger Birth Defects on Earth

Could solar effects trigger birth defects on Earth? Scientists have taken a closer look at radiation from cosmic rays to see whether or not it could impact unborn children.

Jul 07, 2015 09:33 AM EDT

Space Weather May be Predicted Five Days in Advance with New Mission

Researchers may have found a way to predict space weather up to five days in advance. Scientists have proposed an operational mission called Carrington-L5 to give that five-day warning.

Oct 23, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Sun Erupted with Third Significant Solar Flare in the Past Few Days

NASA has announced that the sun erupted with another significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2014.

Sep 24, 2014 11:48 AM EDT

'Space Bubbles' May Have Blacked Out Communications in Afghanastan During Fatal Battle

In the early morning hours of March 4, 2002, military officers in Afghanastan radioed a Chinook helicopter heading for the snowcapped peak of Takur Ghar. Unfortunately, the helicopter crash-landed after not receiving a key message; now, scientists have found that the reason for the missed message ma...

Sep 23, 2014 07:17 AM EDT

Infant Solar System with T Tauri Star May Have Windy Space Weather

Weather doesn't just occur here on Earth; it also occurs in space. Astronomers have used the ALMA telescope to spot what may be the first-ever signs of windy weather around a T Tauri star.

Jun 25, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

The Real Sun Shower: How Rain and Waterfalls Form and Pour on our Nearest Star

We all know that Earth can have a spell of bad weather, but did you know that our sun can have the same? Now, scientists have taken a closer look at this bad weather, revealing a bit more about the processes that shape our nearest star.

May 15, 2014 09:33 AM EDT

Space Weather and Solar Winds Charge Lightning Storms Here on Earth

Space weather doesn't just impact the International Space Station; it can also affect the weather on Earth. Scientists have discovered that lightning on our planet is triggered by cosmic rays from space in addition to energetic particles from the sun.

Mar 11, 2014 04:26 PM EDT

New Observations Helping To Improve Space Weather Models

Using data from NASA's Van Allen Probes, researchers have tested and improved a model to help forecast what's happening in the radiation environment of near-Earth space -- a place seething with fast-moving particles and a space weather system that varies in response to incoming energy and particles ...