Nathaniel Scharping

Contributing writer, Eos

Nathaniel Scharping is a contributing writer for Eos.org.

Latest articles by Nathaniel Scharping

A fiery stream erupts from the sun. An inset of Earth for scale shows that the entire Earth is significantly smaller than the coronal mass ejection.

Powerful solar eruption temporarily rips 'tail' off Earth's magnetosphere

By Nathaniel Scharping, Eos.org published

A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail.

The Sun
A scenic photo of the Andean plateau with a lake and mountains in the background

Andes region formed in 4 stages over the last 24 million years, new modeling study suggests

By Nathaniel Scharping, Eos.org published

Paleostress modeling shows how a region of the Andean Plateau was uplifted and formed beginning more than 20 million years ago.

Geology
Hiroshima, Japan, after the atomic bomb attack of 8 August 1945 showing the Genbaku Dome.

Hiroshima fallout may offer a glimpse of the early solar system

By Nathaniel Scharping, Eos.org published

Bits of glass called Hiroshimaites may have formed by processes similar to those that formed the sun and the planets.

The Sun