When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You may not be able to hear it, but Earth's magnetic shield booms like a drum when it's bombarded ...

Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric 'bubble' around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still. This new finding, from research led by Imperial scientists, ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. There’s a good chance that you know a few things about Jupiter, the ...

Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of "whistler," an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere. The ...

That strange sound? It’s Earth’s magnetosphere—the magnetic field created by the movement of the iron core deep within the planet. The magnetosphere is a shield, protecting us from dangerous cosmic ...

Aerosols in Jupiter’s stratosphere form intriguing polar hoods, which have been investigated by ultraviolet cameras on Cassini and the Hubble Space Telescope. Transient, concentrated dark ovals of ...

Two scientists discovered a new type of 'whistler,' an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial amount of lightning energy to the Earth's magnetosphere. Two University of Alaska Fairbanks ...