Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, ...

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

Scientists believe the Sun’s magnetic field could reverse within our lifetime, a natural cycle that occurs roughly every 11 years. While this solar polarity shift is not dangerous, it can impact space ...

Scientists convert Earth's magnetic field collapse from 41,000 years ago into chilling audio, revealing ancient cosmic ...

Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...

The reversal of the Sun's magnetic field is a gradual process, without a precise moment of flipping. It spans a period of one to two years, or even more, as observed during the previous solar cycle, ...

As well as a few temporary reversals, the Earth's magnetic field – just like the Sun – can flip over long timescales. During the Brunhes–Matuyama reversal, the magnetic north could have been ...

The movements within Earth’s molten core have been resisting efforts to understand them for a long time, but agreement between a mathematical and physical model has led two physicists to claim they ...

Scientists track the Earth's magnetic field using local measurements, orientation, and magnitude, as well as models. The north magnetic pole has migrated approximately 600 miles since 1831, with ...

While the north magnetic pole moving a little bit isn't a big deal, a reversal could have a big impact on Earth's climate and our modern technology. But these reversals don't happen instantaneously.