Equatorial regions prone to disruptive space weather, not just high latitudes

Equatorial regions prone to disruptive space weather, not just high latitudes

A new study led by Boston College scientists finds that smaller scale space weather events are amplified near the equator, putting power grids at risk in regions previously considered safe.According to Brett A. Carter, lead author of the new study published in in

A new view of the Solar System: astrophysical jets driven by the Sun

A new view of the Solar System: astrophysical jets driven by the Sun

As the sun skims through the galaxy, it flings out charged particles in a stream of plasma called the solar wind, and the solar wind creates a bubble extending far outside the solar system known as the heliosphere. For decades, scientists have visualized the heliosphere