The results help assess the impact of space storms on Mercury's surface and on Earth's atmosphere.

Nature Astronomy, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41550-026-02914-6BepiColombo’s flyby at just 165 km from Mercury observed sustained precipitation of energetic solar protons and electrons onto the planet’s surface, with potentially long-term impact on its weathering and mineralogy.

The Space Research Laboratory (SRL) at the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Turku invites applications for a three-year Project Researcher / Doctoral Researcher / Research Assi...

The 2026 DASH / IHDEA Meeting will take place 5-9 October 2026, hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in Dublin, Ireland, with virtual participation supported. The DASH (Data Analysis and Software in Heliophysics) and IHDEA (International Heliophysics Data Environment Alliance) meetings bring together scientists and software developers working on data analysis, algorithms, community software, data systems, and standards across heliophysics - from the Sun to geospace and beyond.

The Department of Computing and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku are looking for a postdoctoral researcher of data analytics in space physics. The selected person wil...

Collisionless shock waves have long been considered amongst the most prolific particle accelerators in the universe. Shocks alter the plasma they propagate through and often exhibit complex...