A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just without the auroras people photographed on Earth.
When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...
For decades, planetary scientists looked at the massive dust storms on Mars and wondered if they produced electricity. These storms can grow until they wrap around the entire planet, moving millions ...
Mars just gave scientists a sound they have chased for decades. Not a photo. Not a rock sample. A signal. Researchers have confirmed the first Mars lightning whistler detection. It came from NASA’s ...
Researchers have identified powerful Martian electrical discharges, similar to lightning, and strong enough to be observed from orbit.
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester and Oxford have synthesized stable nitrogen chain radical anions under ambient conditions. These molecules, which are normally too reactive to ...