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Solar storms may subtly shift your heart rate by influencing heart rate variability and the autonomic nervous system, new ...
Auroras (also called the northern and southern lights) are visible from the ground after powerful solar storms, but these ...
Seeing an aurora is often considered a bucket list experience. Learn how a cartographer used maps to improve his chances.
A NASA study found solar storms significantly accelerate Starlink satellite reentries, their orbital lifespan due to increased atmospheric drag.
The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission aims to map auroral electrojets, improving scientific models of space ...
It is well known that complex topography can affect satellite observations, leading to substantial uncertainties in surface parameter estimation when topographic effects are ignored. However, most ...
Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers NASA launched communications satellite Relay 2 in 1964. Three years later, Relay 2's mission was over.
A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that astronomers initially struggled to explain.
The Fish and Wildlife Service updated rules governing how much Arctic oil drilling can bother the Beaufort Sea’s protected polar bears.
The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have fascinated humans for millennia. Appearing like waves of colour that shimmer and dance across the polar skies, these glowing lights seem almost magical.
If you live in one of the 9 states forecasted to have a chance of seeing the northern lights tonight, head to a north-facing vantage point as far away from light pollution as possible! The best time ...