ionosphere
Millions of Satellites Could Have a Profound Effect on the Earth’s Ionosphere
Hardly a day goes by where a story hits the headlines about our abuse of the Earth’s precious environment be…
What we’ve Learned About Venus From the Parker Solar Probe
The Parker Solar Probe has been getting in a lot of extracurricular activity lately. Originally designed to observe the Sun,…
The Solar Eclipse Caused a Bow Wave in Earth’s Atmosphere
Scientists have long predicted that an eclipse can create a bow wave in the ionosphere. The August 2017 eclipse, called…
Rare Images of Red Sprites Captured at ESO
At the ESO's observatories located high in the Atacama Desert of Chile, amazing images of distant objects in the Universe are…
Solved: The Mystery of Earth’s Theta Aurora
The mystery of the northern lights – aurora - spans time beyond history and to cultures of both the southern…
NASA’s Independence Day Fireworks from Wallops Investigates Earth’s Global Daytime Dynamo Current
July 4 Morning Fireworks from NASA! A NASA Black Brant V Sounding Rocket launches in support of the Daytime Dynamo…
What Left These Spooky Trails in the Sky?
Ball lightning? Spectral orbs? Swamp gas? Early this morning, May 7, these eerie glowing trails were seen in the sky…
Cold Plasma Flourishes In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
[/caption] Thousands of miles above Earth, space weather rules. Here storms of high-energy particles mix the atmosphere, create auroras, challenge…
Branson Wants to Fly Space Tourists into the Northern Lights
For his next big plan for the private space industry, Richard Branson is thinking up new ways to excite affluent…