Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) links quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in solar flares to dynamic oscillations in magnetic reconnection, a phenomenon that can drive space ...

Using measurements of the four ESA’s Cluster satellites, a study published this week in Nature Physics shows pioneering experimental evidence of magnetic reconnection also in turbulent ‘plasma’ around ...

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas, through which the magnetic energy is converted into plasma kinetic energy and thermal energy rapidly. Current sheets in turbulent ...

An SwRI-led study identified particles accelerated to extremely high energies by magnetic reconnection near the Sun. As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (trajectory shown in green) crossed the heliospheric ...

Plasma physicists have made an unprecedented measurement in their study of the Earth’s magnetic field. Thanks to ESA’s Cluster satellites they detected an electric field thought to be a key element in ...

It's been a puzzle for 60 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in ...

New simulations help to clarify the physics behind a recent discovery made by NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission spacecraft. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center In magnetic reconnection, ...