Earth’s magnetic shield is much older than previously thought

Marine sediments record variations in the Earth’s magnetic field

Brick dates to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (ca. 604 to 562 BCE) based on the interpretation of the inscription. This object was looted from its original context before being acquired by the Slemani Museum and stored in that museum with agreement from the central government. Image courtesy of the Slemani Museum

Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field

The experiment on La Palma: The laser beam (yellow) generates an artificial guide star in the mesosphere. This light is collected in the receiver telescope (front left). The laser source and the receiver telescope are eight meters away from each other. Credit: Copyright Felipe Pedreros Bustos

Earth’s magnetic field measured using artificial stars at 90 kilometers altitude

moon's mantle

Magma ocean may be responsible for the moon’s early magnetic field

Earth magnetic field. Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science

How does Earth sustain its magnetic field?

Ironing out the mystery of Earth’s magnetic field

Upper part of Earth’s magnetic field reveals details of a dramatic...

Earth magnetic field

Mysterious ‘geomagnetic spike’ 3,000 years ago challenges our understanding of the...

First harvest of research based on the final GOCE gravity model

Space mission first to observe key interaction between magnetic fields of...

Uncovering Yellowstone’s subsurface mysteries

Filling in gaps in the history of earth’s magnetic field

Study finds Earth’s magnetic field ‘simpler than we thought’

Photomicrographs showing anorthosites with 'correct' and 'wrong' proportions of chromite from the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Credit: Wits University

Researchers unravel the mystery of non-cotectic magmatic rocks

The moon thought to play a major role in maintaining Earth’s...

Visualization of the interior of the Earth's core

Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explained

Earth’s magnetic field could flip within a human lifetime

Earth inside

New findings on Earth’s magnetic field

Earth

Activity deep in Earth affects the global magnetic field

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