Magnetosphere

TONIGHT: Solar Storm May Bring Awesome Aurora

Posted 03.08.2012

By: Denise Chow Published: 03/07/2012 06:16 PM EST on SPACE.com A massive solar storm may spark an intense northern lights display for skywatche...

WATCH: Venus Rocked By Huge Explosions

Posted 03.06.2012

SPACE.com Staff Date: 06 March 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET Strange, gigantic explosions fueled by solar energy detonate just above the surface of Ven...

Solar Storm Study Spotlights Risk Of Catastrophe

Posted 03.01.2012

An aurora borealis may be beautiful, but can there be too much of a good thing? A new study published in the journal Space Weather analyzed the freque...

PHOTOS: Rocket Launched Into Aurora Borealis Makes For Spectacular Photos

Posted 02.21.2012

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 02/21/2012 07:17 AM EST on SPACE.com A team of scientists launched a small rocket into an eye-popping northern ligh...

Solar Storm Helps Solve 'Killer Electrons' Mystery

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 01.30.2012

Solar storms like the massive one that's currently hitting Earth don't just give us great aurora imagery. UCLA researchers have published a paper in N...

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

DK Matai

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