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Crack in Earth's magnetic field triggers extremely rare pink auroras witnessed in Norway
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWant to know what the night sky looks like after a solar storm smashes into earth and rips a hole...
Scientists Are Getting Kinda Anxious About a Pothole in Space
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe Earth’s magnetic field protects us, and our orbiting tech, from the worst effects of the Sun’s...
The equinox might fuel powerful Northern Lights by creating 'holes' in Earth's magnetic field
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis may be the best month to see the Northern Lights, aka aurora borealis. The spring equinox is...
Why does Earth have magnetic poles?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months ago3D rendering of Planet Earth's magnetic field. Earth is unique in the solar system for a number of reasons: It's the only planet with a breathable oxygen...
Fact check: Climate change caused by humans, celestial 'magnetic state' not cause of extreme heat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Climate change not caused by humans; extreme heat events caused by 'sun-Earth-lunar...
Equinox on March 20 means more stunning auroras are coming. Here's why
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agobright green auroras in the sky above a coastal scene in iceland Longtime aurora watchers will know...
GPS satellites threatened more by mild solar storms than monster sun flares
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSatellites of the U.S. Global Positioning System orbit 12,550 miles above Earth. Mild solar storms...
A once-in-century solar storm could fry power grids and knock out satellites. Here's why scientists...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA long solar prominence erupting off the surface, taken by the Solar Dynamic Observatory on August...
Strange radio signals detected from Earth-like planet could be a magnetic field necessary for life
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEarth's magnetic field protects life on our blue planet — and astronomers just found evidence of a...
NASA's Geotail spacecraft ends 30-year mission studying Earth's magnetosphere
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of NASA's Geotail spacecraft that has ended its mission after 31 years in space....