Shocking Discovery About Earth’s Magnetosphere Challenges Decades of Theory

Scientists have discovered that Earth’s magnetosphere is charged opposite to what was once believed. The area of space ...

The next big AI boom is happening in space

Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall explains how the company’s AI-powered analysis and government contracts have fueled a massive ...
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The South Atlantic Anomaly Is Growing—ESA Satellites Reveal New Concerns Over What That Could Mean for Spacecraft

New data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation reveals a dynamic shift in the South Atlantic Anomaly ...

The Earth Has a Growing Weak Spot in Its Magnetic Field: Here's What That Means

Per the ESA, this phenomenon can be best explained by strange behaviors far within the Earth at the boundary where the ...

How to See Comet Lemmon During Its Once-in-a-Lifetime Visit

Skywatchers can catch a rare glimpse of Comet Lemmon this month, and it won't be back until around the year 3175. Here's how ...

Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Warping — And Scientists Don’t Know Why

ESA’s Swarm mission reveals the South Atlantic Anomaly has expanded by half the size of Europe since 2014, exposing ...