The Magnetic Shield That Protects Our Climate Earth is surrounded by an immense magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

And because it extends into space, the geomagnetic field also protects orbiting spacecraft, including most satellites and the ...

What if Earth had Jupiter’s magnetic field strength? Explore how stronger magnetic protection would affect life, technology, ...

Although the Earth’s magnetic field is reliable enough for navigation and is also essential for blocking harmful solar emissions and for improving radio communications, it’s not a uniform strength ...

A powerful geomagnetic solar storm is helping to unveil northern lights across the United States. Here's how auroras become ...

The universe is soaked in weak-but-persistent magnetic fields. Despite decades of research, astronomers still aren't exactly sure where these magnetic fields came from. But new research suggests they ...

Earth's magnetic field is weakening and its north pole is shifting faster than previously observed, raising concerns about a potential geomagnetic reversal. Geomagnetic reversals, where the magnetic ...

An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to ...

The average Hackaday reader likely knows, at least in the academic sense, what a magnetic field looks like. But as the gelatinous orbs in our skull can perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum ...