ESA’s Swarm satellite mission has discovered a mysterious magnetic wave that "oscillates every seven years and propagates westward at up to 1500 kilometers (932 mi.) a year." Credit: ESA ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

Researchers discover collisionless shock waves as cosmic engines accelerating subatomic particles in space to extreme speeds.

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic ...

Uncover the surprising connection between Earth storms and space radiation through the effects of lightning on high-energy ...

Trillions of charged particles in Earth's radiation belts interact with lightning, impacting space weather and spacecraft ...

If it weren’t for the magnetic field that surrounds our planet, blocking cosmic radiation and solar wind, Earth would likely have little atmosphere to speak of. Life (at least of the human variety) ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

"EZIE is the first mission dedicated exclusively to studying the electrojets," Larry Kepko, an EZIE mission scientist at NASA ...

The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other ...

Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over just a few decades ...