Solar wind differences between the lunar nearside and farside under the influence of Earth's magnetosphere. [Photo provided ...
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Europe’s new SMILE spacecraft reached orbit to watch the solar wind slam Earth’s shield
On 19 May 2026, the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, known as SMILE, lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket and reached orbit, beginning a mission designed to capture the first X-ray ...
The effects of extreme space weather may be larger than previously thought, research in the journal Nature reveals. The paper ...
The Smile mission, a joint European and Chinese effort, is set to study the interaction between solar wind and Earth's ...
The magnetosphere, formed by Earth's magnetic field, acts as a protective shield that deflects solar wind—the flow of charged particles constantly streaming from the sun toward our planet. This ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: When samples of lunar dust touched down with returning ...
Study Suggests We've Been Measuring Solar Storms All Wrong ...
A May 19, 2026, photo shows the Vega-C rocket lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana carrying the Smile spacecraft into orbit. The European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Risks of potentially devastating solar storms may be underestimated, warns a new study. And the effects of extreme space ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a stable magnetic field.
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