The magnetic north pole is not in the same location as the geographic north pole, which is located 1,300 miles away.

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

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

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The latest Northern Lights forecast means the aurora borealis may be seen in the continental U.S. this weekend.

A total lunar eclipse best seen from North America on March 13-14, 2025, may reveal the northern lights, thanks to solar ...

SAGA's 2025 maiden drill program aimed to test the core of the magnetic anomaly identified through geophysics at the Hawkeye ...

During March and September equinoxes, Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's. Magnetic fields of Earth and the solar wind momentarily coincide, creating "cracks" that allow charged particles to ...

Earth's axis will be side-on to the sun ... lights occur when charged particles from the sun — called the solar wind — ...

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

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...