Nasa robot rover shows that sparks fly in dust storms on Mars
Electrical activity had not been observed in dust storms on Mars before this. Nasa Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry...Read More >
space weather
What’s the weather like in space?
On 23 November we’re welcoming NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson to campus to tell his stories about life in space. Here at Reading, Dr Clare Watt’s research looks at space weather…Read More >
‘Powering down’ of sun will shift aurora to the poles
What happens to the Earth when the Sun’s activity hits a 300-year low, as is predicted in the next few decades? Research published this morning in Scientific Reports by Dr…Read More >