Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems mysteriously magnetized. A new study suggests that a major cataclysm, over and ...

Surrounding Earth is a powerful magnetic field created by swirling liquid iron in the planet’s core. Earth’s magnetic field may be nearly as old as the Earth itself – and stands in stark contrast to ...

The rocks retrieved by the Apollo missions have puzzled scientists for 50 years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists may ...

In a paper published in Earth and Planetary Physics, an international team of researchers studied the magnetic properties of ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

This photo shows an example of the 3.7 billion year-old banded iron formation found in the northeastern part of the Isua Supracrustal Belt. Geologists at MIT and Oxford University have uncovered ...

The findings disprove one of two major oppositions to the theory that the moon powered its own magnetic field. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Rocks in West Greenland resemble cake marbled with chocolate and vanilla. They’re now the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field. Isua Supracrustal Belt rocks contain an alternating banded iron ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are a stunning sight and also an indication of Earth’s magnetic field at work. The sky over Bifrost, western Iceland, glows with the lights. Earth’s magnetic ...