Improved processing enables satellite-based radiation sensors to match ground-based sensors in providing prompt warnings of the onset of atmospheric radiation storms that can endanger civil aviation.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
A new book explores our understanding of electric currents, which are fundamental to the structure and dynamics of space plasmas.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
New research shows that solar radiation levels are growing 10% faster than previously believed and that the radiation environment in space will worsen with time.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
A NASA stereo-imaging mission called TWINS continues to push the boundaries of what we know about the region of space close to Earth.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
Yes, Earth has a tail, a magnetotail, and there is debate about how much Earth’s upper atmosphere plays a role in the controlling the dynamics of this region of space.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
A recent celebration of the 60th anniversary of the launch of Explorer 1 reflected on the incredible progress and scientific insights from this and subsequent space missions.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
High above Earth’s surface, air temperatures occasionally increase suddenly, producing widespread effects on weather, air chemistry, and telecommunications.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
Scientists are blending output from multi-year model runs to improve temperature forecasts in regions where satellites experience “drag,” in the hopes of avoiding future spacecraft collisions.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
Imperfect knowledge of high-latitude forcing of the coupled ionosphere-theremosphere system translates into uncertainty in the low-latitude and midlatitude response to a geomagnetic storm.Read More »
