Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...

When these stars dance, they make their own music. Astronomers have tracked down the source of a mysterious radio signal from ...

The 84-minute period plays a ... and cross the North Pole. The gyroscope was to be used as a direction indicator underwater to determine the direction if the magnetic compass did not provide ...

Auroras happen when charged particles from the sun — the solar wind — interact with Earth's magnetic field ... also stated that this solar maximum period could continue for the following ...

Fresh satellite data shows that sea ice at both the North and South Poles shrank to a combined extent of about ... If ice levels remain low, it could indicate a lasting shift in Earth’s climate, ...

One theory suggests superplumes could be leftovers from Theia, the Mars-sized protoplanet that formed the Moon after colliding with Earth. 'James Webb killer is here': NASA’s SPHEREx will scan ...

In a controversial experiment, physicists investigated whether we could harness the Earth's rotational energy to generate electricity.