Space weather

Diagram showing a sounding rocket releasing multiple detectors through a sporadic E layer while radio signals reflect from the ionosphere

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NASA rocket reveals unexpected structure inside radio-disrupting sporadic E layers

A NASA sounding-rocket experiment used five detectors to sample a sporadic E layer simultaneously, revealing more complex internal structure in the ionosphere than single-point measurements could show.

2026-09-07T15:06:00+05:30

Three Aditya-L1 SUIT ultraviolet observations showing transient brightenings before a solar flare

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Aditya-L1 found small ultraviolet and X-ray brightenings hours before a major solar flare

ISRO says observations from three Aditya-L1 instruments detected short-lived brightenings in the hours before a major solar flare, concentrated around the region where the flare later erupted.

2026-09-05T08:30:00+05:30