Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, possesses a weak intrinsic magnetic field and has only a very tenuous atmosphere (exosphere). These three conditions result in a direct coupling between the ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa planetary scientist Shuai Li, led research that high energy electrons in Earth’s plasma sheet (part of the magnetosphere) are contributing to weathering processes on the ...

An innovative ESA-backed instrument to sample the space weather environment in-situ is set to join the International Space Station. Norway’s multi-Needle Langmuir Probe, m-NLP, due to be fitted to the ...

Some of the moon's surface water may have an Earthly origin, due to high-energy interactions between the sun and Earth's magnetic shield, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our ...