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

A vast weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field is quietly expanding over the South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists say the phenomenon, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, could expose satellites and ...

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

Far above Earth, scientists are using quantum sensors to listen for the faintest whispers of unseen forces that may weave through the universe. Scientists are constantly searching for new clues about ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.