Scintillation—flickers and distortions in radio waves passing through the ionosphere—can happen during daytime and at much lower dip latitudes than previously thought.Read More »Planetary Sciences
This prolific researcher helped us understand the interactions of the solar wind and coronal mass ejections with Earth’s magnetic field.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
Several international initiatives are working to stitch together data describing solar forcing of Earth’s climate. Their objective is to improve understanding of climate response to solar variability.Read More »
New research suggests mysterious streams of light known as STEVE are not an aurora at all but an entirely new celestial phenomenon.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Satellite imaging reveals two narrow channels of extreme winds surrounded by gentle opposing flow 140–250 kilometers above sea level.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
The Parker Solar Probe will study the Sun’s corona and its electric and magnetic fields, as well as the mechanisms that drive the solar wind, all from behind an advanced protective heat shield.Read More »Natural Hazards
Weather forecasts combine many model predictions to create an ensemble that is more accurate than separate models, a technique now starting to be applied in space weather science.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
