Tiny highly uniform magnetic fields are known to pervade the universe, influencing various cosmological processes. To date, ...

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

It's well established that the universe is expanding, but there's serious disagreement among scientists over how fast it's ...

For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has released new, detailed views of M87*, the supermassive black hole at ...

A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and deeply connected to how the galaxy is organized.

A moderate geomagnetic storm can cause minor issues for satellites, GPS signals and high-frequency radio communication. Some power grid systems in higher-latitude countries may also see small ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

The continent-sized blobs are much hotter than the lower mantle, creating a significant temperature gradient in the rocky ...

If our planet flips and no one’s around to hear it, does it still make a sound? Scientists have managed to put a chilling soundtrack to the flipping of Earth’s magnetic field — and the result is ...

A research team from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of ...

Earth’s magnetic field can linger in a weakened, unstable state for tens of thousands of years before fully flipping.

Geologists have mapped a strange magnetic anomaly in Australia – and in a stunning coincidence, it happens to look remarkably like the continent it lurks beneath. The anomaly seems to feature its own ...