Jun 2021
The same physics could give rise to auroras on Jupiter and Saturn
Auroras form when electrons from space ride waves in Earth’s magnetic field
Dec 2019
A lab experiment suggests electrostatic forces are key to overcoming the ‘bouncing barrier’
Electric charges on dust grains may help explain how planets are born
Aug 2020
The flashes of light could form thanks to ammonia antifreeze
‘Exotic’ lightning crackles across Jupiter’s cloud tops
Jul 2019
A single ion was put into quantum states with up to 100 quanta of energy
Increased control over ions’ motions may help improve quantum computers
Dec 2021
The probe crossed an invisible boundary that has been predicted for decades but never observed
The Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to visit the Sun’s atmosphere
Jun 2022
New images are from the ESA-NASA mission’s closest flyby yet of our star
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft spotted a ‘hedgehog’ on the Sun
Nov 2020
Horizontal green streaks that often appear in the sky glow can’t be formed by electron showers
STEVE may be even less like typical auroras than scientists thought
Jan 2023
Gallium plus magnetism equals something straight out of Terminator 2
These shape-shifting devices melt and re-form thanks to magnetic fields