According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...

Tiny magnetic "flowers" engineered by physicist Anna Palau are redefining how we manipulate magnetic fields. These ...

According to NASA, astronauts are primarily exposed to three types of radiation: particles trapped in Earth’s magnetic field, solar energetic particles from the Sun, and galactic cosmic rays. Williams ...

It is easy to think of our solar neighborhood as a tight little cluster of planets ... Check us out on EarthSnap, a free app brought to you by Eric Ralls and Earth.com.

Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken Earth’s magnetic field. If that happens ... more susceptible to the solar radiation that the Sun ...

One theory is that around 4.5 billion years ago, our Solar System consisted ... Driving Earth’s tectonic plate movement and powering its magnetic field requires an immense amount of power.

While this might sound alarming, most of them are prevented from reaching the Earth’s surface by our planet’s natural forcefield (its atmosphere and magnetic field). However, in some cases ...

The child who wonders why their dog circles in the park before finding “a safe place to do their poo in peace” (it’s related to the Earth’s magnetic fields, according to one vet).

Because of the deteriorating magnetic field linked to the SAA, Earth is foreseeable to be more vulnerable to solar storms and other space weather events. When such events occur, power grids, ...

and power grids on Earth. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections in the sun’s ...