The SOLAR-1 satellite, operated by NOAA, has officially become operational after a nearly one million-mile journey to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1), marking a transformative step in monitoring ...

A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather patterns on distant Earth-like planets. Published in The Astronomical ...

Two large coronal holes dominating the Earth-facing side of the Sun are sending back-to-back high-speed solar wind streams toward Earth right now, with isolated G1-class (minor) geomagnetic storm ...

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter recently shed some new light on what causes space weather. Northumbria University physicist Stephanie Yardley and her colleagues published their work in the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There is a chance of powerful X-class solar flares that are capable of ...

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At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based electronic technology. Researchers aim to understand this phenomenon and find ...

A puzzling detection by NASA's Europa Clipper sparked a 17-spacecraft investigation. The findings are raising concern about future crewed missions. Reading time 4 minutes NASA’s Europa Clipper, a ...

Recent advancements dramatically reduce loss due to weather conditions, but there is still much more the industry must do. Solar energy skeptics have long argued about its supposed unreliability. “The ...

Excited eclipse watchers, watch out: Weather could complicate attempts to see the epic astronomical phenomenon in parts of the South and interior Northeast. Clouds and storms could hinder the ability ...

Desert solar farms may unintentionally create rain by altering convection. University of Hohenheim scientists model potential ...