Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

A joint venture between NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Leeds discovered that the Earth's magnetic field strength and atmospheric oxygen levels over the past 540 million ...

As Earth’s magnetic field has risen, so have the conditions that helped complex life to thrive — a discovery that could aid the search for life on distant planets.

We should all feel grateful that we live in a time of magnetic stability, because the field acts as a protective bubble, interacting with harmful particles just beyond the outermost layer of Earth’s ...

When directed at Earth, the stream of solar wind flowing from a coronal hole can impact Earth's magnetosphere, triggering geomagnetic storm conditions and resulting in impressive aurora displays.

Earth's magnetic field became weaker during this period, falling to at least 5% of its present strength. This made it possible for more cosmic rays to enter the Earth’s atmosphere, according to ...

A massive cloud of high-energy particles exploded from the Sun overnight, and this fast-moving solar storm could spark bright auroras across Canada and the United States when it arrives on ...

Using observations from a NASA suborbital rocket, an international team of scientists has, for the first time, successfully measured a planet-wide electric field that is as fundamental to Earth as ...

Fluctuations in the strength of Earth's magnetic field —caused by daily changes in solar wind structure and intermittent solar storms—can impact the use of geomagnetic field models which are ...