The paper appeared in Space Science Review. There are only a few so-called "heaters" in the world – special stands which create artificial plasma processes in the upper atmosphere by heating them.

For the first time, scientists have built a fusion experiment using permanent magnets, a technique that could show a simple way to build future devices for less cost and allow researchers to test new ...

Alfvén accelerator: artist’s illustration of how Alfvén waves in Earth’s magnetic field can accelerate the electrons responsible for intense auroras. (Courtesy: Austin Montelius/University of Iowa) ...

Experiments inside a fusion reactor in China have demonstrated a new way to circumvent one of the caps on the density of the ...

Plasma, the electrically charged state of matter that lights up stars and neon signs, has just revealed a subtle effect that had never been directly seen before, yet appears to be woven through much ...