NASA's SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency's Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.

A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection events, revealing a more complex magnetic engine powering the solar wind. Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic energy into explosive kinetic energy,

As NASA’s Artemis II mission prepares for liftoff, most of the conversation in D.C. and around the nation has rightly centered on the excitement of the first cr

Space scientist Patricia Reiff tells Live Science how solar flares and radiation will impact the Artemis II mission.