Spring equinox may be the best time to see the aurora with a peak in solar activity combining with a special effect.

The effect known as 'Russell-McPherron' is down to the alignment of the Sun and Earth around the spring and autumn equinox ...

When a co-rotating interaction region or coronal mass ejection sweeps past Earth, their impact distorts and disturbs the planet's geomagnetic field. This can cause electrical or communication problems ...

China has achieved a significant milestone in space science with the recent completion and national acceptance of the Chinese ...

(NASA) When a co-rotating interaction region or coronal mass ejection sweeps past Earth, their impact distorts and disturbs the planet's geomagnetic field. This can cause electrical or ...

The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. When two of these ejections collide ...

The latest Northern Lights forecast means the aurora borealis may be seen in the continental U.S. tonight after space weather ...

These interactions can amplify the impact of the CMEs on Earth's magnetic field, sometimes creating geomagnetic storms. Nearly one-third of CMEs interact with other CMEs or the solar wind ...

"If the heat extraction becomes less symmetric, this is thought to lead to a magnetic field reversal." A reversal would see the geomagnetic field temporarily weaken—and might also impact ...

One of China's key scientific infrastructures, the Chinese Meridian Project (CMP), successfully passed national ...