A magnetar is a neutron star with a magnetic field that can reach billions of times the strength of what we experience on Earth. Such wild conditions are ... even after a star has seemingly settled ...

Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds. The "audio represents the magnetic field generated by Earth's core and a ...

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

ESA’s Swarm satellite mission has discovered a mysterious magnetic wave that "oscillates every seven years and propagates westward at up to 1500 kilometers (932 mi.) a year." Credit: ESA ...

But never fear — this shape-shifting won’t directly affect life on Earth. Over time, changes to this innermost layer could impact the planet’s magnetic field, which shields our world from ...

When he was a child, my nephew loved blowing things up. This not-uncommon childhood love was satisfied by making potato cannons and rockets, which he then fired toward the school he attended (from ...