The universe is soaked in weak-but-persistent magnetic fields. Despite decades of research, astronomers still aren't exactly ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

The core of the Red Planet may be filled with sulfur. New experiments have shown that the core of Mars formed much faster ...

The aurora can't be seen during daylight hours, but space weather models are predicting it could be visible in some areas ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center says a severe geomagnetic storm is ...

Stars have magnetic fields that initially get stronger as the speed of the star’s rotation increases. There are still aspects ...

Jupiter may have once been more than twice its current size, with a magnetic field 50 times stronger, say scientists who ...

Using computer simulations, the researchers uncovered a scenario in which an ancient asteroid impact briefly amplified that field, just long enough for nearby rocks to capture and record its magnetic ...

A new study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, revealed a very interesting discovery about the planet Jupiter. According to our current models, the Gas Giant has always played a vital ...

The researchers also determined that Jupiter's magnetic field at that time was approximately 50 times stronger than it is today. Adams highlights the remarkable imprint the past has left on today ...

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When those particles reached the planet, they triggered a rare aurora ... But with no global magnetic field to shape them, Mars experiences more chaotic, shattered auroral activity, making them ...