In the ionosphere, high-altitude winds tend to push on chunky, charged particles more than small, negatively charged electrons. This separation between ions and electrons creates an electric field in ...

This is a map of the north hemisphere of Jupiter's ionosphere, added up over 13,000 images, and more than 40 nights. In the top image, the aurora is clearly seen, but only once the aurora is saturated ...

The launch of a SpaceX rocket has punched a hole in the planet's ionosphere, leaving a red aurora-like glow in the night sky above California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday from Vandenberg ...

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It's named BOAT because it's "the Brightest Of All Time." It's also the first of its kind to affect our planet's upper ionosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of "aurora" created by falling SpaceX rocket boosters that punch temporary holes in the ionosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The Falcon 9 rocket, which was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, left a faint red glow in the sky, a sign of the ionospheric hole. “This is a well-studied phenomenon when ...

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