The single whistler event was recorded over a crustal magnetic field, at an altitude of 349 kilometers (217 miles) on the night side of Mars. This last part is crucial: When under the direct glare of ...

Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ...

At the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, NASA-funded researchers have released to the general public a “4-D” live model of Earth’s ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through ...

Scattered pockets of magnetism across the surface of Mars have a significant influence on the planet's upper atmosphere, according to observations from ESA's Mars Express. Understanding these effects ...

The Sun, through its distant activity, could contribute to earthquakes. A theoretical study examines this unexpected idea. It ...

A rocket launch by Elon Musk's SpaceX has punctured a temporary hole in the ionosphere of our planet's atmosphere. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ...

A new NASA study focusing on irregularities in Earth’s upper atmosphere may help scientists overcome disruptions in GPS communication. The findings provide an insight into the causes of the disruptive ...

A plan to use millions of smartphones to map out real-time variations in Earth’s ionosphere has been tested by researchers in the US. Developed by Brian Williams and colleagues at Google Research in ...

Although Mars is sometimes described as the most Earth-like of all the planets, there are many differences between the two worlds that scientists are trying to understand. One of the less familiar ...

Rockets can leave a mark on the atmosphere well after they've left, and SpaceX may have learned that first-hand. Researchers have determined that a Falcon 9 launch in August 2017 (the Formosat-5 ...

The year 1816 was a weird one, climatically speaking. Months that would normally be warm and pleasant were cold, rainy and overcast, leading to crop shortages across much of the Northern Hemisphere.