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The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction.

Plasma Aerocapture and Entry System

OverviewThe Space Plasma Group at the University of Colorado studies the nonlinear evolution of space and laboratory plasmas driven by electric currents and...

Scientists using NASA's Juno spacecraft have discovered a new plasma wave in Jupiter's auroras, offering fresh insight into space weather and magnetism.

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Since a thrust of an ion rocket engine is much weaker than the one of a chemical fuel engine, nowadays, ion engines are used mainly in spaces where gravities...

A detailed analysis of the measurements of five different satellites has revealed the existence of warm cloak of plasma around Earth.

Join us at the annual UC Davis PLASMA Demo Day Pitch Competition! Watch these exceptional student teams pitch their startups in front of hundreds of investors,...

NASA and Howe Industries are working on a new rocket to make the trip to Mars much more manageable. The Pulsed Plasma Rocket could boast 100,000 N of thrust,...

Carnegie’s Luke Bouma shared groundbreaking research at the American Astronomical Society meeting, demonstrating that large clumps of cool plasma trapped in...

Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking a step toward better understanding...