The entire shield occupies a volume of 4.1 m 3 and the shielded volume is about 1 m 3. It excludes magnetic fields – depending on their frequency – by a factor of roughly one million, which equates to ...

In essence, they suggested that by positioning a magnetic dipole shield at the Mars L1 Lagrange Point, an artificial magnetosphere could be formed that would encompass the entire planet, ...

The shield structure would consist of a large dipole—a closed electric circuit powerful enough to generate an artificial magnetic field. Such a shield could leave Mars in the relatively ...

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ...

In essence, they suggested that by positioning a magnetic dipole shield at the Mars L1 Lagrange Point, an artificial magnetosphere could be formed that would encompass the entire planet, ...

During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.But as we shift toward solar maximum, "the sun's ...

Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

The shield itself would consist of a large "dipole", which is a close electric circuit powerful enough to generate an artificial magnetic field, according to Popular Mechanics.

According to Dr. Jim Green, Director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, "In the future it is quite possible that an inflatable structure(s) can generate a magnetic dipole field at a level of ...

Green proposes that by placing a magnetic dipole shield at the Mars L1 Lagrange Point, a man-made magnetosphere sphere would cradle the entire planet.

Nasa is also testing AstroRad vests to protect against deadly solar particles on Mars. REUTERS/Amir Cohen. Previous methods proposed to protect humans from the sun's radiation on Mars involve ...