The Moon’s two hemispheres have spent billions of years facing very different surroundings. Its far side looks away from ...

The moon has been bathed in solar wind for billions of years, but the two hemispheres are struck by solar wind of different ...

China’s Chang’e-6 samples have uncovered a surprising difference between the Moon’s two hemispheres. Solar wind particles ...

Solar wind differences between the lunar nearside and farside under the influence of Earth's magnetosphere. [Photo provided ...

What does 'heliosphere' mean?

The magnetic fields that surround some planets, such as Earth, have been recreated in miniature in the lab. The 3D model may give us a better idea of how space weather affects satellites. Any ...

With its thin, atmosphere-like exosphere and a magnetic field only about 1% as strong as Earth’s, Mercury presents a striking contrast to our home planet. Yet, our understanding of our system's ...