Rosa Tatiana Niembro Hernández

Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution

The Sun can send out eruptions of energetic particles. NASA/SDO via AP

September 9, 2026

Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology

Mary Magnuson, The Conversation

A massive solar flare could seriously disrupt life on Earth – but new NASA missions and others in development will help monitor the Sun.

The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons

October 6, 2025

What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth

Yeimy J. Rivera, Smithsonian Institution; Rosa Tatiana Niembro Hernández, Smithsonian Institution, and Samuel Badman, Smithsonian Institution

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of particles that shoot out from the Sun.

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