solar wind

Hole-y Moley

Whoever smelled it, dealt it.

Earth About to Be Blasted By a Storm Ejected From the Sun's "Southern Hole"

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic 1,000 kilometer-across hurricane swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole.

Land of Oz

"Until now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed."

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour "Space Plasma Hurricane"

New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.

Flip Out

And it might happen again — soon. 

Neanderthals May Have Been Killed Off By Magnetic Pole Flip

A team of scientists used data collected by the European Space Agency's Cluster mission to map out Earth's "eerie song" it sings during a solar storm.

Stormy Space Weather

You can even "listen" to the otherworldly music it creates.

Here's What Happens When a Solar Storm Slams Into the Earth

We could travel through the cosmos in record time.

"Electric Sails" Could Allow Us To Reach the Farthest Recesses of Space

The tiny dwarf planet is full of surprises, this time behaving like a weird hybrid comet-planet.

Pluto Serves up Another Surprise—An Enormous Earth-Like Tail