The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a ...

That’s quite a big gap, as it turns out. It covers fields from gigantic bodies like the Sun and Earth, as well as those ...

Scientists predict some jaw-dropping events heading our way. Get ready for Earth's magnetic field to do a fliparoo, which could mean crazy geomagnetic storms and power outages galore.

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The ...

Earth's magnetic field dramatically flipped a little more than 40,000 years ago. We can now experience this epic upheaval, ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions ...

The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...

These explosive events are often linked to flares and occur when magnetic field lines suddenly realign ... and ultimately, to predict geomagnetic storms here on Earth. They ran the process against the ...

Did you know that the Sun has a magnetic field just as Earth does ... as well as cause geomagnetic storms. The visible effects here on Earth, are the intense aurora or 'Northern Lights' we ...

When such solar activity is directed at Earth, the resulting geomagnetic storms can potentially ... The coronal hole are regions where the Sun's magnetic field lines open out into space, allowing ...

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