The magnetosphere, formed by Earth's magnetic field, acts as a protective shield that deflects solar wind—the flow of charged ...

NASA’s newest mission, TRACERS, soon will begin studying how Earth’s magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather.

The University of Iowa's NASA mission, TRACERS, successfully launched into orbit, marking a significant milestone in space ...

A new NASA mission is set to launch that will study the effects of Earth’s magnetic field on us. NASA and SpaceX are set to ...

San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute is managing the $115 million mission examining the effects of solar winds.

NASA's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission launched at 2:13 p.m. EDT ...

Earth’s Shield in Action: While it doesn’t directly affect life on Earth, the SAA reminds us of the dynamic nature of our planet’s magnetic field.

After a one-day delay, a Falcon 9 rocket delivered NASA’s twin spacecraft Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base, ...

NASA TRACERS mission is set to study how Earth's magnetic field protects us from solar storms and space weather. The mission ...

Scientists have long known that Earth’s magnetic field has not been a constant shield. Now, new interdisciplinary ...

TRACERS will explore Earth’s polar cusps to study magnetic reconnection e NASA satellites aim to forecast solar storms affecting key systems Twin satellites to fly in sync for real-time space weather ...