For many astronomers and astrophysicists there are two distinct, important periods: before the James Webb Space Telescope – and after. It has powered many scientific discoveries since it came online, ...

A lack of evening clouds on this world has allowed astronomers to get a good read on the planet's true composition.

BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites ...

Space weather refers to the influence of solar activity on the Earth and the near-Earth environment. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar energetic particles can disrupt satellite ...

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a successful and scheduled end, surpassing its ...

EUROPE and China launched a joint space science mission last May 19 aimed at unraveling the complex interaction between the Sun and Earth’s magnetic environment, a phenomenon that directly affects ...

Together, the instruments provide simultaneous global-scale imaging of magnetospheric dynamics and in-situ measurements of ...

Weather looks much better for SpaceX’s third try to get a resupply mission to the International Space Station off the ground Friday with a planned booster recovery back on land that could bring sonic ...