The University of Iowa's NASA mission, TRACERS, successfully launched into orbit, marking a significant milestone in space ...

NASA’s newest mission, TRACERS, soon will begin studying how Earth’s magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather.

The magnetosphere, formed by Earth's magnetic field, acts as a protective shield that deflects solar wind—the flow of charged ...

Scientists have long known that Earth’s magnetic field has not been a constant shield. Now, new interdisciplinary research—recently published in Science Advances shows that a major geomagnetic event, ...

A new NASA mission is set to launch that will study the effects of Earth’s magnetic field on us. NASA and SpaceX are set to ...

Earth’s magnetic shield protects us from the Sun’s deadly solar wind—except at the polar cusps, where energy funnels straight toward Earth. NASA’s TRACERS mission will send two spacecraft through ...

The University of Iowa led NASA TRACERS mission launches today around 1 p.m. Here's how to tune in online or at a Iowa City ...

Earth’s magnetosphere protects us from charged particles constantly emitted by the Sun, but intense conditions can breach it ...

San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute is managing the $115 million mission examining the effects of solar winds.

As more satellites are launched into orbit, space agencies are looking at how to predict space weather events that could harm ...