An extrapolation technique aims to address the gap between Hall effect thruster performance in space and in laboratory ...

New research reveals how powerful coronal mass ejections may have been essential to the rise of life on planet Earth.

The sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma, called coronal mass ejections (CMEs), into space. They often occur ...

Astronomers have used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to measure the temperature and velocity of gas ...

Those space tornadoes can still harm Earth’s electrical grids and digital systems. Recently, researchers including UM climate and space scientist Chip Manchester designed a completely new simulation ...

Scientists have finally discovered theoretical torsional Alfvén waves within the Sun’s corona, concluding a decades-long ...

Astronomers have witnessed a young star, EK Draconis, unleash a powerful, multi-temperature plasma eruption, offering a rare ...

After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could affect your day-to-day life.

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere could lead to future disruptions in ...

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For the study, the researchers modeled the influence of “flux ropes,” which are relatively smaller, tornado-like spirals of plasma and magnetic fields on the Sun. These ropes typically aren’t strong ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves a satellite using the plasma exhaust of its ion engine to knock dangerous ...