News articles tagged with 'magnetosphere'
Catching space weather in the act
— 18 Feb 2011 18:14 | EnvironmentClose to the globe, Earth's magnetic field wraps around the planet like a gigantic spherical web, curving in to touch Earth at the poles. But this isn't true as you get further from…
2 THEMIS probes redirected to moon to study magnetosphere, solar wind interactions
— 28 Oct 2010 15:57 | AstronomyTwo micro-satellites originally launched into Earth's orbit in 2007 by NASA have been redirected by University of California, Berkeley, scientists toward new orbits around the moon,…
New views of Saturn's aurora, captured by Cassini
— 24 Sep 2010 12:02 | AstronomyA new movie and images showing Saturn's shimmering aurora over a two-day period are helping scientists understand what drives some of the solar system's most impressive light shows…
A decade of studying the Earth's magnetic shield, in 3-D
— 1 Sep 2010 10:05 | EnvironmentToday (September 1), space scientists around the world are celebrating ten years of ground-breaking discoveries by 'Cluster,' a mission that is illuminating the mysteries of the magnetosphere,…
IBEX spacecraft finds discoveries close to home
— 17 Aug 2010 09:15 | AstronomyImagine floating 35,000 miles above the sunny side of Earth. Our home planet gleams below, a majestic whorl of colour and texture. All seems calm around you. With no satellites or space…
Cluster's decade of discovery
— 17 Jul 2010 13:23 | AstronomyESA's pioneering Cluster mission is celebrating its 10th anniversary. During the past decade, Cluster's four satellites have provided extraordinary insights into the largely invisible…
New revelations about Mercury's volcanism, magnetic substorms and exosphere from MESSENGER
— 16 Jul 2010 12:39 | AstronomyAnalysis of data from MESSENGER's third and final flyby of Mercury in September 2009 has revealed evidence of younger volcanism on the innermost planet than previously recognised, new…
Astronomers find cause of 'dicky tickers'
— 25 Jun 2010 10:29 | AstronomyIn today's issue of Science, CSIRO astronomer George Hobbs and colleagues in the UK, Germany and Canada report that they have taken a big step towards solving a 30-year-old puzzle:…
The Northern Lights: Illuminating near-Earth space
— 25 May 2010 16:25 | EnvironmentThe beauty of the Northern Lights has been chronicled for centuries, but new research at the University of Leicester offers insight into the science behind the spectacle…
Enceladus leaves plasma bubbles in its wake
— 15 Apr 2010 08:26 | AstronomyObservations of how Saturn's moon Enceladus interacts with its environment show it leaves a complex pattern of ripples and bubbles in its wake. Sheila Kanani will be presenting the…