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What Is Space Weather?
Space weather describes changing conditions in the Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere that can affect technology and operations near Earth. It i…
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What Is a Geomagnetic Storm?
A geomagnetic storm is a prolonged disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced energy transfer from the solar wind. The most significant storms are often ass…
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How Do Scientists Forecast Auroras?
Aurora forecasts combine measurements of the Sun and solar wind with models of Earth's magnetosphere. Scientists are not predicting a fixed light show at a precise stree…
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On Earth, a compass always points north – but where does it point in space?
On Earth, our planet's magnetic field points north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.
Space science
Shocking discovery about the Earth's 'tail'
Not only does Earth have an extremely long tail where the Sun cannot shine, it also uses it to transform another celestial body.
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First discovery of life-preserving magnetosphere outside the Solar System
When we think about the habitability of exoplanets, the role of magnetic fields in maintaining a stable environment is something to consider alongside things like atmosp…
Discover science
Could a planet so close to Earth be full of swimming fish?
One of NASA's spacecraft may have flown past a planet-moon system teeming with life without knowing it.
Space science
America catches strange signal from 1.3 billion light years away from Earth
The faintest radio burst ever detected by humanity could help solve the long-standing mystery of this spooky cosmic signal.
Discover science
Is the idea of using the Sun as a signal amplifier in 'The Three-Body Problem' really feasible?
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Conquer Mars
Detecting the vibration of NASA's spacecraft before 'death' on Mars
The data left by the NASA spacecraft can explain why Mars, a planet that is suitable for life like Earth, is dying.
Archeology
The 'armor' that covered the Earth 3.7 billion years ago was revealed in Greenland
An extremely important event for our existence on Earth has been saved in ancient stones.
Space science
Earth explodes with life thanks to 'threat from space'?
About 591 - 565 million years ago, the Earth's magnetosphere was almost
Space science
Space junk is overflowing, threatening the Earth's magnetic field
Dead satellites are filling space with garbage. Soon, humans will release the equivalent of at least one Eiffel Tower's worth of metallic ash into the ionosphere each ye…
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Experts from NASA warn that Starlink satellites are 'eroding' the Earth's magnetic field
The shocking information comes from a study that suggests dense satellite activity may be
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New evidence of Earth's ability to 'reverse'
Earth's protective crust has undergone an unusual change over the past two centuries, which may affect the planet's magnetic polarity reversal.