With aircraft increasingly targeted by GPS jammers, the search for new ways to navigate is hotting up.

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

Scientists have known for a while that Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, and many blame that for its paltry atmosphere – ...

New research published by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics offers a compelling explanation for the strange ...

Imagine waking up one morning to a world where compasses point south instead of north, where auroras shimmer across the ...

If you happen to be enjoying a sunny day, thank the bright surface of the sun, known as the photosphere. At a piping hot ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

NASA has spotted a mysterious anomaly that is growing over the America's. The strange anomaly has had an effect on how we ...