While it has little impact on life on Earth, the same cannot be said for orbital spacecraft, including the International Space Station, which passes directly through this anomaly in low-Earth orbit.

NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest ...

Mysterious magnetic anomaly growing over Earth. A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.

Meet the South Atlantic Anomaly, a strange dent in Earth's magnetic field that is growing and splitting. It's been there for decades, but over time the anomaly has slowly changed.Although you'd ...

The Earth’s magnetic field protects us, and our orbiting tech, from the worst effects of the Sun’s energetic rays. In a region called the South Atlantic Anomaly, however, the magnetic field is ...

Magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) techniques have long been employed to identify subtle deviations in the Earth’s ambient magnetic field, which often indicate the presence of concealed ...

Researchers have spotted interesting changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly, which is a region of Earth’s magnetic field that has a large dent. The area of weak magnetism appears to be splitting ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly, a vast region located above South America and the South Atlantic Ocean where the Earth's magnetic field is particularly weak, is catching the attention of researchers. This ...

Mysterious magnetic anomaly growing over Earth. A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.

Mysterious magnetic anomaly growing over Earth. A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.

Mysterious magnetic anomaly growing over Earth. A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.

Mysterious magnetic anomaly growing over Earth. A growing “pothole” above South America is resulting in a greater radiation risk and no one understands why it’s happening.