Through data from Voyager 1 and Galileo, Nordheim's team found that the radiation dosage on Europa is very uneven, with intense radiation in oval-shaped zones around the equator connected at the ...

Average shortwave radiation reflected by the Earth in December 2014, in Watts per square meter. This map shows the total shortwave radiation that Earth kicked back into space in December, with ...

A NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend after nearly 40 years in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere ...

WASHINGTON - The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption. The solar flare occurred at about 11 p ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — Twin spacecraft have captured the clearest sounds yet from Earth’s radiation belts — and they mimic the chirping of birds. NASA’s Van Allen Probes have been exploring the ...

Japan's Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace spacecraft, or ERG, lifted off today (Dec. 20) to help scientists better understand the high-energy particles zooming near Earth.

The Space Weather Prediction Center publishes a map showing the reach of the solar radiation hurtling past Earth. Some flights have been rerouted to avoid the north pole. Martin LaMonica is a ...

NASA's retired Earth Radiation Budget Satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere South Koreans, used to getting mobile phone alerts warning of earthquakes or Covid outbreaks, received a ...