It catches very low frequency radio waves made by lightning, solar storms and charged particles moving through Earth’s ...

The Sun is the source of energy for life on Earth and is the strongest modulator of the human physical environment. In fact, the Sun’s influence extends throughout the solar system, both through ...

The Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft aims to boost ...

When NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, launched into orbit in 2016, none of the University of ...

Earth receives about 7 percent less light during aphelion than during its closest approach to our star, yet the average ...

In May 2024, auroras were observed at unusually low latitudes across the globe, lighting up skies that rarely see such ...

Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...

Earth and Space Science Informatics brings together data-intensive methods, computational platforms and domain expertise to analyse, visualise and model phenomena ranging from planetary interiors and ...

Scientists have suggested launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect Earth from terrifying solar superstorms.

On May 10, 2024, the strongest solar storm in 20 years sparked auroras on Earth that were visible as far south as Florida. It also created two new bands of radiation around the planet, researchers ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind The multibillion-year story of life on Earth is defined by a handful of epochal ...

A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...