Spread the loveIn an extraordinary cosmic event, Earth is bracing for an unusual convergence of solar activity that includes four solar storms, a coronal hole high-speed stream, and a co-rotating ...

An illustration of a young solar system immersed in high-energy cosmic rays from a nearby supernova. Unlike considering only direct injection of supernova ejecta, this process naturally explains key ...

At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based electronic technology. Researchers aim to understand this phenomenon and find ...

What processes other than water and energy could be responsible for creating life on other worlds? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology hopes to address ...

SETI Institute communications specialist Beth Johnson welcomed Professor Dagomar Degroot, environmental historian at Georgetown University, for a discussion on his new book Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean ...

It’s not just spacecraft that are impacted by the horrors of deep space. In October, 15 people were hospitalized after a cosmic ray sent a New Jersey-bound JetBlue flight plunging thousands of feet — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, has weighed in on the threat of cosmic space rays that disrupt air ...