A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

“Earth’s magnetic field is kind of like a bar magnet ... optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes. If they exist, these ancient black holes born just after the ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists from Beihang University in China have detected a phenomenon typically associated with Earth's magnetic field 100,000 kilometres (62,000 miles) beyond our ...

A massive 'gravity hole' pulling down the Indian Ocean has stumped scientists for years, but the mystery may have just been ...

In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...

During the March and September equinoxes, the Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's. According to the Russell-McPherron effect, the magnetic fields of the Earth and the solar wind momentarily ...