Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan State University and co-author of a new paper about the findings released in the journal Physical Review Letters on Aug. 3, issued a ...

The sun typically goes through regular cycles of increased and decreased activity, but in recent years, it hasn't been ...

Decreasing solar activity could make the journey to Mars and back riskier for astronauts, a new study warns. The sun's magnetic field acts as a barrier to high-energy galactic cosmic rays, which ...

An explosion from the sun blasted radiation into space, reaching the Earth, Mars, and the moon in 2021. These particles cannot harm humans on Earth, but they may harm people in space, research shows.

In the solar system’s early years, the still-forming giant planets sidestepped, did a do-si-do and then swung one of their partners away from the sun’s gravitational grasp. Things settled, and our ...

While scientists have known for a century that ionizing radiation can cause cancer, modern srudies strive to uncover potential negatives of radiation across the spectrum. A corny German commercial ...

A potent follow-up solar flare, which occurred Friday (Jan. 27, 2012), just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection (CME) seen in nearly a decade, delivered a powerful radiation ...

In a pioneer study, the ovaries of women in the late reproductive age range (30-40) were discovered to secrete more of the AMH hormone during the summer, likely due to increased exposure to ...

A recent study led by researchers at the University at Albany finds that exposure to sustained sunny, hot and humid weather can trigger and increase symptoms of mental health disorders. The study ...