Earth’s magnetic field sustains life on our planet, protecting us from solar winds, radiation and extreme changes in temperature. But around 591 million years ago, it almost collapsed.

Our planet’s magnetic field helps protect us from radiation, solar winds, and extreme temperature changes. The study found that the Earth’s magnetic field experienced a phase of drastic ...

Understanding pole shifting can help scientists "gain a better understanding of Earth's geodynamo, which is the engine behind the magnetic field that shields us from harmful solar radiation." ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

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

Back in 1832, the celebrated British physicist, Michael Faraday, carried out a set of experiments designed to answer a tantalizing question: could electricity be generated by Earth's rotation through ...

Our Sun is constantly emitting radiation and charged particles ... to such a dazzling display. When the solar wind collides with Earth’s magnetic field, some of the particles are deflected ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the ...

The researchers believe that this event would have bathed the Earth in ultraviolet radiation as a result of the weakened magnetic field and the damage to the ozone layer that would have followed.

The tool describes current and future environmental disturbances of three types: geomagnetic storms, solar radiation ... and magnetic fields from the sun's corona moving quickly to Earth due ...

Earth's magnetic field mostly protects the planet from the effects of solar radiation; Mars does not have the same luxury. "For humans and assets on the Martian surface, we don't have a solid ...