When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

Learn more about the nearly invisible layer of carbon that may control how dust grains become electrically charged and how ...

Cosmic rays are extremely fast, charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light. The Amaterasu particle was detected in 2021 by the Telescope Array experiment in the U.S. It ...

Plastic contamination in freshwater ecosystems continues to rise, resulting in micro- and nanoparticle accumulation in the aquatic environment. A new study by an aquatic ecology group at the ...

A huge solar storm struck Mars in 2024, supercharging its upper atmosphere and briefly disrupting spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet.

'Spark' briefly revives long dormant NASA satellite, sends signal back to Earth NASA officials believe built up charged particles provided enough a 'spark' in 50 year old components to briefly revive ...