Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, ...

In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...

The Earth's magnetic field has been getting weaker over the past few centuries. This weakening can be seen in data gathered from various satellites and ground-based observatories. According to a study ...

Astronomers have gotten their best view yet of the magnetic fields around the gargantuan black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Using the Event Horizon Telescope, a global collection of radio ...

The finding, based on data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, marks the first direct evidence of tiny ...

In March, ESA's spacecraft Solar Orbiter had its first clear view of the Sun’s south pole. A first analysis has now been published. Huge cells of hot plasma cover the Sun and create the large-scale, ...

If our planet flips and no one’s around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Scientists have managed to put a chilling soundtrack to the flipping of Earth’s magnetic field — and the result is ...

A major dip in the Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic has been puzzling scientists for over a century. An international team of researchers analyzed data collected by the European Space ...

Residents of northern U.S. states could have the opportunity to see the northern lights Thursday night. Here's what to know ...

As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his ...