A geomagnetic reversal sounds like science fiction until the rock record says it has happened before. The real tension sits in the messy middle, when Earth’s magnetic shield can weaken and wobble, ...

The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a colossal, fast-moving ...

A strong geomagnetic storm could interact with Earth's atmosphere within the next 24 hours, bringing the potential for ...

Earth's magnetic field flipped about 41,000 years ago, and an eerie recording has proof of it. The European Space Agency's ...

Earth’s magnetic field is quietly, steadily changing, and the shift is no longer just an abstract concern for geophysicists. As the protective shield that deflects charged particles from the Sun ...

Scientists are closely monitoring changes in Earth’s magnetic field as signs of a potential geomagnetic reversal continue to emerge. This shift, which has happened many times in the planet’s history, ...

This methodological communication paper details the creation and public reception of an audiovisual representation of the last geomagnetic excursion. Utilizing a global model of the Earth’s magnetic ...

A recent coronal mass ejection may disrupt Earth’s geomagnetic field on Friday, potentially making the aurora borealis visible in more than a dozen states across the northern U.S., according to the ...

A powerful solar eruption is expected to hit Earth soon, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. A coronal mass ejection -- ...