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Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

Likewise, a wire passing through a magnetic field creates an electric current within the wire. This is the basic principle that allows electric motors and generators to operate. In the Earth (see ...

As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.

While most of the ‘Maps' part of the data comes from satellites and has absolutely nothing what-so-ever to do with the Earth being in a rush to switch its magnetic poles — the same cannot be ...

High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents ... "The utilization of the Zeeman technique to remotely map current-induced magnetic fields is really a game-changing approach to get these ...

While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it was before, raising questions about the planet's magnetic field. If the Earth's field is disrupted ...