Earth’s magnetic field, generated by movements within its molten iron core, serves as a protective shield against solar winds ...

I N THE LATE 1980s Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb, and Lowell Wood, an astrophysicist, proposed a seemingly ...

For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.

President Donald Trump has called for an expansive, next-generation missile defense shield for the mainland United States, ...

Kevin Righter started at University of Rochester last year, but before that he worked on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect ...

Earth’s magnetic field is more than just a shield against solar radiation—it’s a hidden force that influences global weather ...

Stretching from South America across the Atlantic to Southwest Africa, this weakened zone in Earth's magnetic shield raises some serious questions. Here’s what we know: Impact on Satellites ...

On the one hand, this magnetic shield is responsible for life forming on Earth in the first place, as it protects the surface from most of the Sun’s harmful UV rays. In a less existential way ...

According to a new study, Earth's early atmosphere hosted a 'battle royale' between iodine and oxygen -- effectively delaying the creation of a stable ozone layer that would shield complex life ...

Trump's order establishing an Iron Dome for America includes a wider focus to defend the homeland from air and missile ...

Slated for a 2027 launch, NASA's NEO Surveyor mission is advancing through critical testing phases to enhance our planetary ...

"Axial is the most active volcano in the Northeast Pacific which maybe some people don't know, because it's hidden under the ...