The southern island chain of Okinawa in Japan is a subtropical paradise, with turquoise seas, balmy weather, and dreamy, ...

A Japanese poet from the 13th century, watching a blood-red sky and writing his diary, never thought his words would save ...

Learn how scientists are combining Medieval literature and modern scientific techniques to study space weather.

More than 800 years ago, a poet in medieval Japan observed strange “red lights in the northern sky,” an account long thought ...

Ancient Japanese writings are guiding cutting-edge technology as researchers investigate medieval solar storms.

So, scientists tried turning to an unexpected source for help: poetry. In the winter of 1204, Fujiwara no Teika, a renowned ...

A hand-copied version of Fujiwara no Teika’s diary, Meigetsuki, from the Edo period. The page shown includes references to “red lights in the northern sky” on the right-hand side.

On Earth, extreme solar activity often appears to us as beautiful, benign auroras. But venturing beyond the safety of our ...

On Earth, extreme solar activity often appears to us as beautiful, benign auroras. But venturing beyond the safety of our magnetic field, one faces ...

A Mainichi Shimbun reporter visited Ishigaki Island, located about 400 kilometers southwest of Okinawa's main island, in late ...

On Earth, extreme solar activity often appears as beautiful, benign auroras. But venturing beyond the safety of the Earth's ...

The Alingao Maisu covered about 100 miles in the first 24 hours since leaving Hualien, Taiwan, en route to Okinawa, Japan.