Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have found evidence linking lightning initiation in thunderstorms to cosmic ray showers, which could be the key to solving the mystery of what causes lightning to start in thunderstorms.
An analysis of data from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) aboard the International Space Station has revealed an unexpected surplus of cosmic rays made of deuterons — atomic nuclei made up of a proton and a neutron.
New data provided by the students of Earth to Sky Calculus and Dr. Tony Phillips of SpaceWeather.com show that cosmic radiation levels in the Earth's atmosphere are decreasing as the new solar cycle — Solar Cycle 25 — gains strength. The plot below shows…
Scientists have released new observations of solar activities, such as Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and cosmic rays, gathered by the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) at the Syowa Station in the Antarctic. The team found that high-speed solar wind causes the…
Recent solar conditions indicate a persistent decline in solar activity‐‐‐possibly similar to the past solar grand minima, scientists reporting in AGU's Space Weather write. During such periods of low solar activity, the fluxes of galactic cosmic rays…
Solar activity is at very low levels and the visible disk remains spotless for the 17th day in a row, making a total of 33 days in 2020 or 66 percent — we are still in a Solar Minimum, which is expected to end sometime this year. As a result of weakened Sun's…
Solar wind parameters in 24 hours ending 12:30 UTC today were indicative of a slightly enhanced and disturbed interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) due to weak coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) influences. Total IMF strength was variable, but steadily increased…
A team of Japanese researchers– using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)– discovered that galactic cosmic rays affect the chemical reactions involved in the formation of organic molecules bearing nitrogen on the atmosphere of…
Cosmic radiation has hit the 5-year high this month and is approaching record high values as the Sun sets a new Space Age record for spotlessness — days without sunspots. The Sun’s magnetic field weakens during solar minimums, allowing deep space cosmic…
Cosmic rays in Earth's atmosphere are intensifying for the 4th year in a row as the 11-year solar cycle plunges into one of the deepest minima of the Space Age. The finding comes from a campaign of almost weekly high-altitude balloon launches conducted by the…
