While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed Earth's protective shield to a fifth of its size, according to new ...

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and charged particles toward Earth. These storms are rare, occurring about once ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A massive solar storm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s protective plasma layer collapses under intense space weather. With the Arase satellite in a perfect observing ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed observations of how a superstorm compresses Earth’s plasmasphere and reveal why recovery took more than four days, affecting navigation and communication ...

A massive geomagnetic superstorm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s plasma shield collapses and slowly rebuilds under extreme solar pressure. Using the perfectly ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm recently compressed Earth’s outer plasma shield so dramatically that satellites found themselves flying through a region of space that is usually safely above the planet’s ...

The most powerful geomagnetic storm of the current solar cycle has just torn into the invisible bubble of charged particles ...

Though it generated beautiful auroras around the world, the Gannon solar storm in 2024 was also a little dangerous. When last year's solar superstorm "Gannon" slammed into Earth, it not only painted ...