- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2015
There Are Tubes of Plasma Over Our Heads, in Earth's Magnetosphere
Using a radio telescope, scientists imaged these tubes in 3D
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 7th, 2014
THEMIS Finds New Magnetosphere Process That Keeps Earth Safe
The phenomenon helps block incoming solar radiations
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
Multiple-Wavelength View of Intense Solar Flare – Space Photo
The collage was put together from data collected by SDO
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 26th, 2012
Super-Earth Exoplanets May Not Be Able to Support Life
These worlds may simply be too different from Earth
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 21st, 2012
Here's What Earth's Magnetosphere Sounds Like [Audio]
The audio clip comprises data from a newly-launched NASA mission
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 6th, 2012
Spacecraft Destined to Study Magnetic Explosions Pass Review
The MMS constellation will feature several identical probes
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 27th, 2012
What Would Happen if the Earth Was Hollow
Minute Physics video describes a travel through the planet
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 4th, 2012
Life Cannot Endure on the Surface of Europa
Any potential organisms must live deep within the icy surface
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 8th, 2012
Earth's Magnetosphere Is Way Better than Mars'
A fortuitous planetary alignment allowed for a direct study
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 6th, 2012
Gigantic Explosions Detected on Venus
They occurred near the planet's surface, astronomers say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 2nd, 2012
Asteroid Impact May Have Destroyed Mars' Magnetic Field
The collision occurred long ago and formed a massive impact crater
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 27th, 2012
How Aurora Electrons Accelerate to Extreme Speeds
Experts may have found new active region in Earth's magnetosphere
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 28th, 2011
Super-Earths May Be Analogous to Mars
Like the Red Planet, they may also lack a magnetosphere
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 23rd, 2011
Sun May Weaken Mercury's Magnetic Field
Astronomers have been wondering about this for many years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 15th, 2011
Earth's Neighborhood Is Not a Barren Wasteland
Massive numbers of particles and physical processes can be found here
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 8th, 2011
Gamma-Ray Bursts May Kill All Life Here
Our planet may fall victim to huge radiation bursts
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 8th, 2011
The Mysteries of Geomagnetic Substorms
Experts are hard at work in understanding this phenomenon