A recent research article published in MDPI Atmosphere studied the features of various sources of disturbances in the atmospheric electric field at the Tien-Shan high-mountain station and established a statistical relationship between solar and thunderstorm activity.
New research from the Wilcox Solar Observatory (WSO) has found evidence for the correspondence of the “Extended Solar Cycle” (ESC) to the Sun’s Hale magnetic cycle. The research emphasizes the intrinsic power of synoptic observations, particularly at a time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain such efforts.
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…
Researchers have confirmed the presence of magnetic plasma waves in the Sun's photosphere, catching them in action. Known as Alfven Waves, these fascinating waves were first predicted in 1947. The Alfven Waves, named after Nobel Prize-winning scientist Hannes…
Professor Clare Watt, a space plasma physicist from Northumbria's Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, is leading a new project that aims to forecast space weather more accurately. Funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council…
Coronal rain is a phenomenon on the Sun that plays a key role in the mass cycle between the hot corona and cool chromosphere. In a new study, a team of researchers has proposed a new formation mechanism for coronal rain along open magnetic structures, showing that…
In a new study published in Space Weather journal, researchers investigated what might happen if a 'perfect' coronal mass ejection (CME) hit the Earth. Using state‐of‐the‐art computer models to simulate the worst-case solar storm, the team found that…
An international team of researchers reconstructed the Sun's 11-year cycles all the way back to year 969 using measurements of radioactive carbon in tree rings. The findings help scientists better understand the dynamics of the Sun, enabling more accurate dating…
Scientists developed a new physics-based technique that successfully predicted seven of the Sun's largest flares from the past solar cycle, out of a set of nine. With further improvement, the new model could be used to inform forecasters of these intense…
A new Sun-observing mission led by ESA and NASA — Solar Orbiter — has returned its first images of the Sun, revealing previously unknown omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed 'campfires.' The campfires shown in the image below were captured by the…
