Rapid and erratic movements of Earth’s north magnetic pole have prompted an early update to a model that assists…

We’re up for a big week in the news, folks. There’s a lot going to happen, from Apple’s big September 12th…

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Despite recent panic surrounding the potential reversal of our planet’s magnetic poles, new evidence suggests it’s…

Admit it, you don’t really understand why the Earth has a magnetic field. Sure, movement inside the Earth’s outer…

We know about our North and South poles, but what about an East, West, or slightly-to-the-left pole? According to new…

In photographs taken in the spectrum of visible light, the Sun’s magnetic field is invisible. But this image wasn’t…

It may have not found the Big Bang's smoking gun, but the Planck mission in the South Pole has detected something…

What you're seeing here are actually two aspects of our galaxy that your naked eye can't perceive: its temperature,…

Aurora are beautiful, but the fire and smoke of Bárðarbunga step it up to gorgeous. The weekend kicked off with…

While we've previously looked at models of the Earth's magnetic field, now a trio of new satellites are monitoring…

The ESA's SWARM trio of satellites are up-and-running. Here's a sweet animation put together using its first set of…

In some ways, it's an ominous pitch. By measuring the "magnetic fingerprint" of any building in the world, the…

Stunning ultraviolet images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show bursts of light zipping around Saturn.

The Earth's magnetic field is the original forcefield, a wall of electromagnetic force that protects us from…

Scientists at the University of Life Sciences in Prague have found that dogs are sensitive to Earth's magnetism. In…

The FAA can make the rules about air travel (god no inflight calls, please), but it's still beholden to the whims of…

Our planet's magnetic field periodically flips its direction, with the magnetic North and South Poles switching…

This trout looks guilty for a reason. It's hiding one of nature's most intriguing mysteries: the secret of…

Turtles are one of many species that use their sense of Earth's magnetic field to navigate great distances. But the…