High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...

A major defense against everything space throws at us, Earth’s magnetic field may even protect the moon from damaging ...

How does a black hole generate a magnetic field and how can it be measured and visualized? Alan CroftSeattle, Washington As ...

Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely ...

For a few hours each lunar day, the radiation environment near the moon quietly shifts. Measurements now suggest that parts ...

Earth's magnetic field acts as a vital shield against radiation arriving from space, but it is not constant. A new ...

A team of scientists from the University of Liverpool have found two strange anomalies that have affected the Earth's ...

Scientists from Oxford University finally explain why some Moon rocks show intense ancient magnetism. Titanium-rich rocks ...

New observations are helping scientists peer beneath the Sun’s surface, revealing where its magnetic activity may truly begin ...

A study has found evidence that has rewritten our understanding of ancient Earth. We now know that 500-million-year-old rocks ...

Animal studies often fail to predict human tissue responses to new drugs or newly developed therapies. Besides generating ...

Astronomers detect X-ray pulses from a dying star, revealing a spinning magnetic white dwarf that powers jets in a distant ...