Cosmic forensic experts are reconstructing the magnetic field around an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.

Antimatter is a fascinating kind of matter made up of antiparticles, which have a mass equivalent to that of their normal ...

Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds. The "audio represents the magnetic field generated by Earth's core and a ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved it.

Scientists have uncovered the long-sought mechanism behind low-field magnetars, showing that supernova fallback material ...

Radiation belts are a normal part of the architecture of a planet with a global magnetic field. Stars are constantly leaking particles, borne by a stellar wind; these stream out and, where they ...

In fact, the discovery actually supports a key part of the theory about how chorus waves work. Using data from the ...