New research suggests that the largest magnetic fields in the universe originated through some exotic mechanism that ...

An X-class solar flare erupted from the Sun, causing a radio blackout across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Here's everything you need to know about solar flares and what they mean ...

A new simulation suggests a massive asteroid impact may have briefly supercharged the moon's magnetic field, leaving behind ...

Geophysicist Daniel Lathrop wants, among other things, to use it to predict when the Earth’s magnetic field will next reverse. Over the course of our planet’s history, the field has flipped ...

Over time, changes to this innermost layer could impact the planet’s magnetic field, which shields our ... Astronomers discovered a monster radio jet formed during the early days of the universe ...

The Earth's magnetic field is essential to life as we know it. But it’s something we can never see – or hear, until now. In a recent study released on Oct. 10 by the European Space Agency ...

Although the Earth’s magnetic field is reliable enough for navigation and is also essential for blocking harmful solar emissions and for improving radio communications, it’s not a uniform ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...