Solar Storm

A dense layer of molecules and electrically charged particles, called the ionosphere, hangs in the Earth's upper atmosphere starting at about 35 miles (60 kilometers) above the planet's surface and stretching out beyond 620 miles (1,000 km). Solar radiation c…

Solar Minimum has Arrived Where have all the sunspots gone? Solar minimum has arrived. Every year in February, the students of Mrs. Phillips's 5th grade class in Bishop, California, celebrate Galileo's birthday (Feb. 15th) by repeating one of his discoverie…

Imagine the apocalypse is coming: the Earth is about to experience a massive solar storm; an asteroid is about to slam into our home planet; or a supervolcano is erupting, sending massive amounts of ash into the atmosphere. How will you react? KEY POINTS C…

America is celebrating its independence this week, but there's nothing revolutionary about the way 4th of July fireworks are made. Fireworks have been built from a mix of explosive powder, chemicals, and glue for hundreds of years; the earliest fireworks s…

A fairly routine solar storm known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) lifts off the sun on Dec. 2, 2003. This one is nothing compared to what scientists say is possible. Image: NASA/SOHO Life on Earth wouldnt be possible without the steady shine of our sun, bu…

The Sun is why we're here. It's also why Martians or Venusians are not. When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing scorching, high-energy clouds and particles across the solar system. …

Everyone is excited about the possibility of a manned mission to Mars. There is even speculation that the first humans will land on Mars in the 2030s. Well! That could be true. But it is actually harder than it looks. A manned mission to Mars could remain a p…

Incredible images from 2019's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition show the Milky Way above a Bavarian mountain and the Southern Lights as seen from Tasmania. The 8th edition of the contest, organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in south eas…

by Amy S.   AMERICANS ARE ILL PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS, SPECIFICALLY IF THE COUNTRY IS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. Heres the REAL reasons why 90% of the population wouldnt survive 6 months without power. If a solar event lik…

Finding Aurora