A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ...

Earth's main magnetic field is generated in the planet's outer core, a layer of molten iron 2,2001,800-3,100 miles (2,890-5,000 kilometers) below the planet's surface.

For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

The Earth’s iron core and magnetic field create the magnetic North Pole. Discovered in the 1830s, the magnetic North Pole is near Ellesmere Island, Canada, about 500 miles from the geographic ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

“When the sun is at its minimum, you have a north pole and a south pole, each with its own magnetic polarity,” said Anik De Groof, Solar Orbiter’s mission manager.

The Earth’s iron core and magnetic field create the magnetic North Pole. Discovered in the 1830s, the magnetic North Pole is near Ellesmere Island, Canada, about 500 miles from the geographic ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of the big star in our solar system.

And that’s exactly what happened, at least some of the time. When the young sharks were exposed to the magnetic field of the place they were caught, off Florida’s Gulf Coast, they swam in ...

On Thursday night, June 19, most of Michigan is within the line of sight, so if the weather permits, it might be worth looking up at the night sky, preferably in an area with less light pollution.