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

The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

These high-energy particles in space make up what are known as the Van Allen radiation belts, and their discovery was one of ...

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

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

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 ...

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 ...

These bands are similar to the Van Allen belts — a pair of permanent donut-shaped radiation belts that extend up to 36,000 miles (58,000 kilometers) from Earth's surface and help to shield our ...

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a satellite that came back from the dead. The great solar storm of May 2024 ...