Nearly 200 years ago, a scientist named Michael Faraday tried experimenting to see whether Earth's magnetic field could help ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

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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 Sun's magnetic field does impact the movement of plasma on the Sun's surface, but it does not actually impact the amount ...

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In 2024, researchers transformed readings of an epic upheaval of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago into an eerie, auditory experience. Now a team containing some of those same ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole has shifted toward Russia, prompting updates to GPS and navigation systems worldwide. Scientists track this invisible movement to keep technology accurate.

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Earth's relationship with space is much more complex than it used to be. Space around our planet was thought to be influenced ...

LOS ANGELES -- Recent satellite observations have revealed the largest breach yet seen in the magnetic field that protects Earth from most of the sun's violent blasts, researchers reported Tuesday.