Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...

Let’s get this out of the way—any scientist studying Uranus will tell you that they’re tired of the planet being the butt of ...

where it could create a “conductive net” around our planet. This net would then likely cause the magnetosphere, which typically extends for thousands of miles into space, to be trapped under ...

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.

Astronomers have successfully captured Neptune's auroras for the first time, utilizing the combined capabilities of the James ...

A Compass in Earth's Orbit Earth’s magnetic field, called the magnetosphere, bubbles out thousands of miles beyond Earth’s surface. But in low Earth orbit (LEO) — where the International Space Station ...

The presence, strength, and orientation of a body’s magnetosphere can tell scientists a great deal about a planet, moon, or star’s composition and interior (and can often be measured from a ...

But our planet doesn’t have a monopoly on auroras ... They are “allowing us to watch the delicate dance of processes in the magnetosphere — all without actually being there.” ...

This wider view of the Uranian system with Webb’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons (most of which are too small and faint to be seen in this short ...

Airbus has the tough task of making sure ESA's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Rover gets to the surface of Mars safely.