A reversal would see the geomagnetic field temporarily weaken ... will need to be factored into models of the deep Earth to determine if it might lead to an unstable geomagnetic field.

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These geomagnetic reversals can take thousands of years, but shorter disruptions ...

The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. When two of these ejections collide ...

When a co-rotating interaction region or coronal mass ejection sweeps past Earth, their impact distorts and disturbs the planet's geomagnetic field. This can cause electrical or communication problems ...

(NASA) When a co-rotating interaction region or coronal mass ejection sweeps past Earth, their impact distorts and disturbs the planet's geomagnetic field. This can cause electrical or ...

When two of these ejections collide, they can generate powerful geomagnetic storms that can lead to beautiful auroras but may disrupt satellites and GPS back on Earth. On May 10, 2024, people ...

A new study finds that unique ionospheric changes occurred in the upper atmosphere in response to the May 2024 geomagnetic ...

The new study revealed that the Moon’s ionosphere exhibits unexpectedly high electron densities when it enters the Earth’s geomagnetic tail. This finding sheds new light on how plasma behaves ...