Scientists observed that some plasma was escaping even further beyond this point in sporadic bursts of sudden activity known as plumes, which were first recored in the 1990s. But now the new data from ...

Ninety-nine percent of the universe is an invisible soup of the fourth state of matter, plasma. In a paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers investigated this ...

Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years. Here’s what you’ll learn ...

The Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it meets the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the sun. For the most part, the ...

Ripples in the underbelly of the magnetosphere move like a plucked guitar string that quickly returns to equilibrium, one researcher said. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of warm cloak of plasma around Earth. This newfound feature is part of the magnetosphere, a shield of ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa planetary scientist Shuai Li, led research that high energy electrons in Earth’s plasma sheet (part of the magnetosphere) are contributing to weathering processes on the ...

It turns out Earth isn’t just spinning through space; we’ve also got a hidden feature many people don’t know about—a tail. A ...

A large solar flare erupted from the Sun earlier today, launching a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. This plasma ‘cloud’ is expected to pass Earth in 2 to 3 days, potentially causing increased ...

The structure is believed to be around 60,000-miles-tall. This is the latest in a string of stunning solar events as our sun nears a peak of activity. A stunning solar "waterfall" has been spotted on ...

Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it ...

An astrophotographer captured a structure that looked like a plasma waterfall on the sun. The structure is believed to be around 60,000-miles-tall. This is the latest in a string of stunning solar ...