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

NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams are returning to Earth after a prolonged nine-month stay at the ISS due to ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

Fluid-rock interactions on ancient Mars may have produced abundant magnetic minerals that preserved unusually intense records ...

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved it.

If it weren’t for the magnetic field that surrounds our planet, blocking cosmic radiation and solar wind, Earth would likely have little atmosphere to speak of. Life (at least of the human variety) ...

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

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

Two large rock formations located beneath the Pacific Ocean and Africa may have the potential to disturb Earth’s magnetic ...

Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA’s MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of magnetic reconnection, a key physical process that is important across the ...