The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

RadPC' flew on Firefly’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, which has left Earth Orbit and is headed for the Moon ...

In May 2024, an epic solar storm rattled Earth so powerfully that its effects were felt even at the bottom of the ocean.

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

The most powerful solar storm to impact Earth in decades caused the temporary formation of radiation belts around Earth, NASA recently announced. A NASA CubeSat satellite made the discovery, which ...

Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...

A historic solar storm in May 2024 not only triggered spectacular auroras but also created two new temporary radiation belts ...

2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...

This measurement led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, two doughnut-shaped regions of high-energy electrons and ions encircling the planet. Scientists believe that the inner ...

The discovery of the new belts, made possible by NASA's Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment ... since they travel through the Van Allen Belts several times before reaching their final ...