There are two types of poles on Earth: the geographic and magnetic poles. The geographic North Pole "stays at the same place, ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered ...

Earth has a magnetic field because there’s molten iron in its core. As the liquid metal moves and flows, it makes a giant ...

Giant vortices at Jupiter's poles, which were previously thought not to exist, have surprised scientists. Thanks to the ...

Scientists have discovered Earth-sized dark UV spots at Jupiter's poles, likely caused by magnetically driven vortices concentrating hydrocarbon haze. These transient features, visible in ultraviolet ...

A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction ...

A series of geomagnetic storms are expected later in the week, pulling the northern lights further south to more states.

Astronomers have discovered mysterious, Earth-sized dark spots at Jupiter’s poles that appear and disappear unpredictably.

Astronomers at UC Berkeley have identified mysterious Earth-sized spots at Jupiter’s poles with rapid life cycles.

Observations between 2015 and 2022 show that these features are more prevalent at the south pole, appearing in 75% of the ...

Compass needles in the northern hemisphere point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole, and the location varies as a result of the changing contours of Earth's magnetic fields.

Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar ...