space weather
How India's Aditya-L1 Mission Helped Decode the Strongest Solar Storm in Decades
Dec 09, 2025 08:22 pm CST
India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory played a crucial role in understanding the unusual behavior of May 2024's powerful solar storm. Working with NASA satellites, it provided essential magnetic field measurements that revealed unprecedented magnetic reconnection within colliding coronal mass ejections, advancing our understanding of space weather phenomena and showcasing India's growing leadership in space science.
Blue Origin Postpones New Glenn Rocket Launch Due to Space Weather Concerns
Nov 13, 2025 12:09 am CST
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, has delayed the launch of its New Glenn rocket carrying NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission due to severe space weather conditions. This second postponement comes amid intensifying competition with SpaceX, as Blue Origin attempts to achieve the critical milestone of booster recovery that would advance its reusable rocket technology.
Chandrayaan-2 Makes Groundbreaking Discovery: First Observation of Solar Coronal Mass Ejection Effects on Lunar Surface
Oct 19, 2025 02:47 am CST
India's Chandrayaan-2 mission has achieved a scientific breakthrough by recording the first-ever direct observation of how solar Coronal Mass Ejections affect the Moon's thin atmosphere. This ISRO discovery provides crucial insights into lunar space weather and highlights important considerations for future Moon base development.
NASA IMAP Mission To Explore The Far Reaches Of The Solar System
Sep 20, 2025 09:07 pm CST
NASA is gearing up to launch the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), a mission aimed at exploring the farthest reaches of our solar system.