Earth’s magnetic field nearly collapsed long ago. What saved it explains why life survived and why the planet remains ...

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Four-and-a-half billion years ago, Earth’s surface was a menacing, hot mess. Long before the emergence of life, temperatures were scorching, and the air was toxic. Plus, as a mere toddler, the Sun ...

The magnetic field around, that protects us without being see, has a huge weak spot. Over the past 11 years, the European Space Agency's Swarm satellite constellation has revealed that the South ...

The Sun's warping of Earth's magnetic protections could explain how aurora occur in other parts of our solar system. Reading time 2 minutes Our Sun is a dynamic star, constantly bombarding our planet ...

Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...

New research suggests that the Earth's solid inner core is softer and more dynamic than previously thought, changing ideas.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new NASA mission is set to launch that will study the effects of Earth’s magnetic field on us. NASA and SpaceX are set to launch the TRACERS mission from California later this month ...

The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal.