Humans believe they know everything about their surroundings, yet something like the planet Earth on which we live continues to hide a multitude of mysteries that never cease to surprise us.

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

are bursts of energy lasting just a few tenths of a second that ping across Earth's magnetosphere, the magnetic field that envelops our planet. The waves were first detected by World War I radio ...

Likewise, a wire passing through a magnetic field creates an electric current within the wire. This is the basic principle that allows electric motors and generators to operate. In the Earth (see ...

From sound sculptures to artworks that turn tectonic vibrations of the earth into music, this exhibit listens into the electromagnetic and seismic activity of the Pacific. Energy Fields examines ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

Key PointsThe May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth.Such belts have ...