We believe Mars may once have had oceans and sky, but lost them from a lack of a magnetosphere. How does this happen, and how can we create a magnetosphere for Mars so we can terraform and live on it?

Understanding chorus waves is vital, as they create fast-moving, highly energetic electrons (known as killer electrons) that can penetrate spacecraft shielding and destroy important systems.

And the main reason is because of the radiation problem and Mars offers no natural protection against galactic cosmic rays. It has a thin atmosphere and no magnetosphere so humans who intend to ...

Mercury’s southern magnetosphere aurorae are similar to those seen on Earth and Mars, states the paper. Its magnetosphere is known to change according to the strength of the solar wind—a ...

Yet these new waves, detected by NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale satellites, were found in a relatively flat region of Earth's magnetosphere ... space missions to Mars and beyond aren't fatally ...