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Stargazers marvel at 'Blood Moon', rare total lunar eclipse
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. The celestial spectacle was visible in the Americas and Pacific and Atlantic oceans, as well as in the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa. The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, causing our planet to cast a giant shadow across its satellite. But as the Earth's shadow crept across the Moon, it did not entirely blot o ... read more |
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NASA's PUNCH Mission Commences Study of Solar WindLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission has successfully established full contact with its four small satellites, confirming they are operational and fully powered. ... more 
EZIE satellites begin mission to map Earth's auroral electrojetsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission is now in space and preparing to study powerful electric currents in Earth's upper atmosphere following a successful launch and satellite dep ... more 
Striking images capture the story of space weatherParis, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A striking new exhibition in London showcases the ongoing efforts to protect Earth from the disruptive effects of solar activity. Created by photographer and storyteller Max Alexander, the collectio ... more 
BAE Systems selected to develop NOAA's next-generation space weather satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 BAE Systems (LON: BA) has been chosen to construct the spacecraft bus for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) forthcoming Space Weather Ne ... more |
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Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 06, 2025 There are trillions of charged particles - protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter - whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can trav ... more 
Interaction of kinetic waves and suprathermal particles could be key to unlocking heliophysics mysteryHuntsville AL (SPX) Feb 05, 2025 A graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama system, has published a paper in the journal Astronomy and Physics that builds on ... more
PUNCH solar arrays pass critical pre-launch testsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Technicians supporting NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission have successfully deployed and tested the spacecraft's solar arrays at the Astrotech Space Operations pr ... more 
New insights into solar opacity through helioseismologyParis, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Helioseismology, the study of the Sun's acoustic oscillations, provides a powerful tool for probing the internal properties of our star with remarkable precision. By analyzing these sound waves, sci ... more
SwRI-led PUNCH spacecraft reach final milestone before launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 Four compact spacecraft, designed and constructed by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for final preparations ahead of their upcoming lau ... more |
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NASA rockets to fly through flickering, vanishing auroras
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, and still others are riddled with holes. Understanding these peculiar features is part of NASA's goal to understand the space environment around our planet, which can affect both spacecraft and astronauts. The launch window for the missions - which will fly out of the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska - opens on Jan. 21, 2025. Witnessing the aurora borealis, or no ... read more 
MSU researcher's breakthrough model sheds light on solar storms and space weatherEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Our sun is essentially a searing hot sphere of gas. Its mix of primarily hydrogen and helium can reach temperatures between 10,000 and 3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit on its surface and its atmospher ... more |
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Exoplanets face challenges from intense space weatherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 New research from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton highlights the harsh space weather that planets around other stars may face. The study focused on the impact of X-rays on pote ... more 
Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flaresGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares - intense bursts of light on the Sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now, using NASA' ... more 
The beauty and danger of Solar Storms on Planet EarthVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Solar storms, with their awe-inspiring displays like the aurora borealis, have captivated humans for centuries. However, these phenomena, caused by solar flares - intense bursts of energy from the S ... more 
Proba-3 satellites separate for precision space missionParis, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 A major milestone in the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission occurred last night as the twin spacecraft, launched together in December 2024, successfully separated. This marks the start of their ... more 
What causes the white patch near northern lightsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 A whitish-grey patch that occasionally appears in the night sky alongside the aurora borealis has been explained for the first time, thanks to researchers at the University of Calgary. The phenomeno ... more |
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