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The researchers focused on the mysterious incident when the planet’s magnetic field collapsed over 41,000 years ago. This ...

The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical ...

The next satellites SpaceX helps to deliver to orbit from Vandenberg won't be its own, but rather two of NASA's on a ...

Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes underappreciated—part in planetary systems. Without a strong magnetic field, ...

NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a collaborative effort led ...

The shortest day of your life may come as soon as July 22 thanks to the Earth mysteriously speeding up. Now, NASA researchers ...