High above Earth's poles ... of the largest magnetic disturbances on the ground, and rapid changes in the currents can lead to effects such as power outages. In March, NASA plans to launch ...

NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission will use three CubeSats to map Earth’s auroral electrojets — intense electric currents that flow high above Earth’s polar regions ...

But that doesn't mean the space agency isn't working on other things behind the scenes, and it was revealed earlier this year that NASA had been alerted to a huge 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field that ...

Since the magnetic field is sustained by geological activity deep within our planet, let’s start with an overview of its structure. Although we’ve hardly scratched Earth’s surface (the center lies ...

An international team, including an Oregon State University astrophysicist, has confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections of the sun’s magnetic ...

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - (This March 14 story has been refiled to remove the redundant 'on Sunday' in paragraph 5) NASA and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the ...

NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves assembling a football-field-sized spacecraft in orbit using advanced robotics.

NASA told its staff Monday that the space agency will start cutting its ranks − including the office of its chief scientist − as part of a "broader governmentwide restructuring effort.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts walk from the Operations & Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral ...

NASA confirmed Thursday that the space agency may have sidestepped the sweeping layoffs it was expected to implement this week, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career ...

Nicky Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. And it helps that the missions are going to a similar place: a sun-synchronous orbit around Earth’s poles ...

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - NASA on Friday said it received a one-week deadline extension to submit its plans for mass layoffs to the top U.S. personnel agency given the number of high ...