There are huge, invisible structures in the ionosphere that are high above the surface of the Earth. These structures are ...

Nichole Ayers, a NASA astronaut, spotted a rare sprite. The red flash occurred above thunderstorms. It happened over Mexico ...

GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.

The Earth's ionosphere is the region of the upper atmosphere that extends from about 60 to 1000 kilometres in altitude. Here, charged particles such as electrons and positive ions dominate, ...

Researchers in China have developed a way of locating giant "equatorial plasma bubbles" in the ionosphere by analyzing the ...

Scientists studying the zone between Earth’s atmosphere and space spotted unusual X- and C-shaped features that could thwart signals that keep our planet running smoothly.

Between 50 and 1,000 kilometers above our heads is the ionosphere, a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere consisting of charged particles: ions (atoms that have gained or lost a negatively charged ...

These signals first pass through Earth’s ionosphere, which is a layer of weakly-ionized plasma about 50–1500 km above Earth’s surface. As a GNSS signal travels through the ionosphere, it interacts ...

SpaceX’s rocket explosion in November 2023 created a massive hole in the Earth's ionosphere, providing scientists with a rare opportunity to study its effects.

Each day, radio signals from key communications and navigation satellites travel freely through a layer of Earth’s atmosphere known as the ionosphere. Floating 50 to 400 miles (80 to 643 ...