Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

It's important to understand that Earth's magnetic field ... mechanisms. Throughout Earth's history, our planet has experienced many magnetic pole reversals, often referred to as geomagnetic ...

[Dr. Fortin] teaches physics at a French High School, and to get his students interested in the natural world around them, he built a geomagnetic ... the local magnetic field, the mirror rotates ...

This "nano-compass" allows the microbe to passively orient itself in Earth's geomagnetic field (Figure 2 ... Earth's magnetotactic bacteria and the mechanism by which these organisms synthesize ...

By this mechanism, the sporadic injection of particles ... until they reach relativistic speeds and become trapped in the geomagnetic field. Gyro-resonant wave acceleration is favoured in regions ...

However, CMEs take a few days to reach Earth. It’s a CME’s effect on the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field that causes a geomagnetic storm and strong aurora. Why This Week’s Equinox Is ...

which occur when plasma from the sun interacts with the Earth’s magnetic field, according to the NOAA. When this solar material reaches Earth, geomagnetic storms and the northern lights can occur.

Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible geomagnetic storm conditions from March 4 to March 5. Northern lights possible at mid-latitudes. Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a treat ...

Getty A rare solar storm is headed towards Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a rare G4 geomagnetic storm watch, marking the first storm of this magnitude in ...