Policy is not the impediment to increasing space weather preparedness in the United States; the lack of funding is.

Thermosphere is where temperatures begin to increase with height, caused by the absorption of UV and X-rays. Ionosphere is part of Earth's upper atmosphere, between 50 and about 370 miles where ...

Space junk is a huge concern for those who want to put anything into orbit or keep it there. Here are a few times that space ...

NPU is the main Asian project coordinator in the European Union’s QB50 project, an international network of 50 cube-satellites investigating the lower thermosphere, and it has built one of the ...

The auroras we saw throughout the US in May were triggered by solar phenomena scientists expect to see through early to ...

The topmost layer, the thermosphere, is where ions from the upper atmosphere escape into the solar system. (NASA/Scott Sutherland) For the past 80 years or so, satellites could feel and detect ...

The team believe that plasmas in the thermosphere – 66 to 372 miles high – may descend into the lower atmosphere, and account for reports by pilots. Co-author Dr Rudolph Schild, of the Centre ...

Among the unique phenomena triggered by the event was the appearance of a huge spiral structure in the thermosphere, as well as the complete obliteration of the ionosphere in the mid-latitude region.

The ozone layer, located in the Earth's stratosphere, plays a crucial role in shielding life on the planet from the harmful ...

Earth and Space Share the Same Turbulence June 7, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that the turbulence found in the thermosphere -- known as the gateway to space -- and turbulence in the ...

However, NASA’s mission was targeted at aurora in the thermosphere, which is about 62 to 186 miles above the surface. Aurora are caused by charged particles from the sun, flowing in what’s ...

South Australians could be treated to a specular skyshow tonight, with a new aurora australis – or Southern Lights – alert issued.