Multiple spacecraft track evolving solar storm to improve space weather forecasts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
At times the sun ejects massive clouds of energetic material into space, and these events can disturb satellites, threaten astronauts and even affect power grids on the ground. Researchers are worki ... more
NJIT researchers discover long-hidden source of gamma rays unleashed by solar flares
Newark NJ (SPX) Jan 08, 2026
Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scie ... more
NASA's IXPE Measures White Dwarf Star for First Time
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 05, 2026
For the first time, scientists have used NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE's unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star ... more