Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...

If Earth's magnetic field flips, it could leave our planet exposed to more solar radiation. Here's what experts have to say about it.

“We find that both exhibit strong linearly increasing trends, coupled with a large surge in magnitude between 330 and 220 ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

While the Sun appears placid to the naked eye, it is a roiling sphere of ionized gas or plasma, shaped by powerful magnetic ...

Earth’s magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released study.

New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface habitability.

The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission aims to map auroral electrojets, improving scientific models of space ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...