Scientists are monitoring one of the biggest sunspot groups of the past decade, though experts say the likelihood of a major ...

A strong geomagnetic storm is forecast for Tuesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space ...

An idea about the sun’s magnetic field called the terminator model could help predict dangerous space weather more accurately ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter reveals the dynamics of the Sun's magnetic field, shedding light on the 11-year solar activity cycle.

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

The vestibular system, a set of structures in the inner ears that helps with balance, may grant the birds their special ...

Scientists have found that extreme solar activity drastically compresses the magnetosphere and modifies the composition of ions in near-Earth space. They are now looking to model how these changes ...

The poles of the sun’s magnetic field are fading away. But don’t panic: it’s all part of our host star’s usual 11-year cycle of activity. Over the past couple of years, solar activity—as measured by ...

Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused by peculiarities of the Earth's magnetic field. The ...