Learn about the unexpected discovery that has shaped new perspectives on Uranus' moons and their brightness.

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ...

Voyager 2’s data showed that Uranus’ magnetosphere was home to unexpectedly powerful electron radiation belts. Their intensity was similar to the massive bands of radiation found around Jupiter.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Short Wave hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong about the music of Earth's magnetosphere, a mission to Jupiter's icy moons, and a potential runaway supermassive black hole.

After reanalyzing the data from the Voyager 2 flyby, the researchers found that the planet's magnetosphere was only compressed to the degree it was observed around 4 percent of the time.

Voyager 2's data on the magnetosphere surrounding Uranus has for decades left scientists perplexed. As a result, Uranus earned a decades-long reputation as an outlier in our solar system.

Understanding the magnetosphere’s behavior is vital for protecting modern technology. Solar storms can interfere with satellite communications, disrupt GPS systems, and even overload power grids ...

As you probably know, Earth's magnetosphere, 'the invisible bubble of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surrounds and protects the planet from the periodically lethal ...

NASA have released chilling details about how Cold War nuke tests affected our planet. Several nuclear tests were carried out by the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s.

Voyager 2’s data showed that Uranus’ magnetosphere was home to unexpectedly powerful electron radiation belts. Their intensity was similar to the massive bands of radiation found around Jupiter.