The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface. NASA sent a probe to find ...

Earth’s magnetic field was once 30 times weaker than it is today. This change may have played a pivotal role in the blossoming of complex life, new research found.

The Earth’s magnetic field is vital for life – without it, the Sun’s radiation would sterilize the planet. But a new study ...

Thanks to new sophisticated techniques and state-of-the-art facilities, astronomy has entered a new era in which the depth of ...

Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as ...

Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that ...

Researchers solved the mystery about how complex creatures emerged on Earth over 591 million years ago. A weak magnetic field ...

Decreased protection from cosmic radiation may have increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, allowing animals to grow larger.

The magnetic field lines, showing the direction of force, were undetectable before now. The map is a first step toward understanding how magnetism can shape the universe. Out There By Dennis ...

Researchers at Tohoku University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have developed fundamental experiments and theories to ...

This metric delineates the geometry of the "electron universe," analogous to the ... which is drastically modulated by an applied magnetic field. The team detected and magnetically controlled ...

This metric delineates the geometry of the 'electron universe,' analogous to the ... which is drastically modulated by an applied magnetic field. They detected and magnetically controlled a ...