Scientists discovered Earth’s magnetic field is weakening over the Atlantic Ocean, but what does that mean for life on the ...

A weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years. That's according to data collected by the European Space Agency's (ESA) ...

Our planet's invisible shield is changing in ways that scientists are only beginning to understand. Over the past two hundred years, Earth's magnetic field has weakened by around nine percent on a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and what scientists have learned is remarkable. The South Atlantic Anomaly, a ...

This could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A weak spot in Earth's protective magnetic ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...

The European Space Agency's Swarm mission detected a large but temporary spike of high-energy protons at Earth's poles during ...