New Evidence of 200 Million-Year Cycle for Earth’s Magnetic Field
The findings of a new study by the University of Liverpool provides further evidence of an approximately 200 million-year long cycle in the strength of…
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Unlocking the Secrets of Earth’s Magnetic Field From 9,000-Year-Old Recordings
International research by Tel Aviv University, the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, and the University of California San Diego uncovered findings regarding the…
Planetary Shields Will Buckle Under Furious Stellar Winds From Their Dying Stars – Nearly Impossible for Life To Survive
Any life identified on planets orbiting white dwarf stars almost certainly evolved after the star’s death, says a new study led by the University of…
NASA’s Gateway Lunar Outpost to Improve Radiation Detection for Artemis Astronauts
NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost will address one of the biggest concerns for space travel beyond Earth’s orbit by measuring radiation levels within the spacecraft with…
Antarctica’s Magnetic Link to Ancient Neighbors: Australia, India and South Africa
For the first time, an international team of researchers has used magnetic data from ESA’s Swarm satellite mission together with aeromagnetic data to help reveal…
42,000-Year-Old Trees Enable Accurate Analysis of Earth’s Last Magnetic Field Reversal
Radiocarbon measurements on the remains of 42,000-year-old New Zealand kauri trees provide the basis for better calibration of geological archives of this period. The last…
First Evidence That Earth’s Magnetosphere Can Create Water on the Moon’s Surface
Before the Apollo era, the moon was thought to be dry as a desert due to the extreme temperatures and harshness of the space environment….
Moon Shielding Was Critical to Earth’s Ability to Maintain Its Atmosphere
Earth and Moon Once Shared a Magnetic Shield, Protecting Their Atmospheres Four-and-a-half billion years ago, Earth’s surface was a menacing, hot mess. Long before the…
Predicting When the Sky Will Bleed: MIT-Led Team to Develop Software to Help Forecast Space Storms
National Science Foundation awards proposal for space weather modeling. On a moonless night on August 28, 1859, the sky began to bleed. The phenomenon behind…
Bursting Earth’s Bubble: Artificial Intelligence Helps Find Magnetic Eruptions in Space
An alert pops up in your email: The latest spacecraft observations are ready. You now have 24 hours to scour 84 hours-worth of data, selecting…
Solving a Paradox: New Younger Age Estimate for Earth’s Inner Core
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s…
NASA Explores Splitting “Dent” in Earth’s Protective Magnetic Shield [Video]
Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the planet, repelling and trapping charged particles from the Sun. But over South America and the…
NASA Tracking Slowly Splitting “Dent” in Earth’s Magnetic Field – Could Cause Big Headaches for Satellites
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites. Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the…
Nothing New About the South Atlantic Anomaly: Study Reveals Strange Magnetic Behavior 8–11 Million Years Ago
Research by the University of Liverpool has revealed that strange behavior of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region existed as far back as…
Earth’s Magnetic Field Can Change 10 Times Faster Than Previously Thought
A new study by the University of Leeds and University of California at San Diego reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s magnetic…
New Research May Solve a Mystery of Earth’s Magnetic Field That Has Puzzled Scientists for Nearly a Century
Physicists Explain Why Changes to Earth’s Magnetic Field Are Weaker Over the Pacific A new study by University of Alberta physicists provides an explanation for…
Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon Identified by NASA Spacecraft
Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the Moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that…
New Understanding of Collision-Less Plasma Shock Waves, Earth’s Interaction With the Solar Wind
As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of fast-moving particles that can interfere with satellites and global positioning systems. Now, a…