Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.

That’s quite a big gap, as it turns out. It covers fields from gigantic bodies like the Sun and Earth, as well as those ...

Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the ...

A 42,000-year-old tree reveals Earth’s last magnetic pole flip, exposing the planet to deadly radiation. Scientists warn a ...

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

It took 250 years for the Laschamps reversal to take place and it stayed in the unusual orientation for about 440 years. At most, Earth's magnetic field may have remained at 25 percent of its current ...

At least three explanations are under consideration, each of which could have dramatically reshaped planetary conditions for ...

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

What Happens When Earth’s Magnetic Poles Flip?! It might sound like science fiction, but geomagnetic reversals are real—and scientists predict another one is coming!

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space ...

When the Sun is less active, scientists call that "solar minimum." Yes! Just like Earth, the Sun has north and south magnetic poles. But every 11 years, the Sun's poles flip. North becomes south and ...

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