Strong magnets tend to be large and power-hungry, but a new design has produced a powerful magnet that fits in the palm of ...

In December 2024, astronomers watched a star around 25 times the mass of our sun die in a blaze of glory. Located one billion light-years from Earth, SN 2024afav was a prime example of a superluminous ...

When we look at the solid ground beneath our feet, it's easy to assume Earth has always been this way. But our planet tells a story so extraordinary, so ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition characterized by a rapid, irregular heartbeat stemming from the heart's upper chamber. It is a leading cause of stroke from clots that form in a small ...

Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, produces auroras like Earth’s. New data from Juno reveals surprising details about its magnetic field.

Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...

Webb maps Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing cooling temperatures, shifting auroras, and the effects of its tilted magnetic field.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data has allowed researchers to map Uranus’s upper atmosphere in three dimensions for the first time, showing how charged particles and temperatures vary with ...

Northumbria University PhD student Paola Titanti has led an international team of astronomers in creating the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing how the ice giant ...

A Northumbria University PhD student has led an international team of astronomers in creating the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing how the ice giant's unusual ...

The magnetosphere of Earth, dominated by the terrestrial magnetic field, shapes the surrounding environment and influences plasma behavior (Wright et al., 2024). The magnetosphere’s complex structure ...