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- Ancient Diaries and Preserved Timber Reveal Unpredictable Hazards of Medieval Solar Proton Events
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology researchers have combined ultra-precise carbon-14 analysis of buried trees with 13th-century Japanese literature to identify historical...
- NASA Parker Solar Probe data reveals fundamental differences in particle acceleration during solar magnetic reconnection events
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
A study led by the Southwest Research Institute has discovered that protons and heavy ions respond differently to the Sun’s magnetic engine, contradicting long-standing astrophysic...
- Carnegie Institution Astronomers Identify Naturally Occurring Plasma "Space Weather Stations" Around Young M Dwarf Stars
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
A research team led by Luke Bouma has discovered that mysterious light fluctuations from young M dwarf stars are caused by massive rings of cool plasma trapped in magnetic fields....
- NYU Abu Dhabi Astrophysicists Detect Deep Magnetic Rossby Waves Providing New Predictive Insights into Solar Activity
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study published in Nature Astronomy on February 24, 2026, details the discovery of global-scale magnetic waves moving through the Sun’s deep interior. By analyzing a decade of so...
- Active Solar Cycle Forces Early Atmospheric Re-entry of 1,300 Pound NASA Van Allen Satellite Tonight
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere this evening, over a decade earlier than original 2019 projections. Increased atmospheric drag caused by an unex...
- European Space Agency orbiters document record breaking atmospheric impact of solar superstorm on Mars
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Section: Innovations in Space
Data from the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter reveals that the May 2024 solar superstorm flooded the Martian upper atmosphere with an unprecedented number of electrons....
- The 1942 Discovery of Solar Radio Bursts During World War II Signals Birth of New Astronomical Field
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Research
On February 27, 1942, British physicist James Stanley Hey correctly identified solar activity as the source of mysterious radar interference previously attributed to enemy jamming....
- Earth’s Magnetic Shield Weakens as South Atlantic Anomaly Expands by Half the Size of Europe
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Environment
New data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellites reveal that a massive weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has grown dramatically si...