A massive solar storm in May 2024 gave scientists an unprecedented look at how Earth’s protective plasma layer collapses ...

A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to more ...

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

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

NASA tracks the growing South Atlantic Anomaly, revealing weak magnetic fields, potential satellite risks and some insights ...

Researchers taught young loggerhead turtles to associate certain magnetic fields with feeding, prompting a distinctive dance ...

Loggerhead hatchlings travel thousands of miles guided by an astonishing built-in navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists trained young turtles to “dance” in response to ...

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

Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, ...

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That's the future that NASA's ESCAPADE ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.