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Looped video footage of Earth's magnetic field lines getting tangled up and weakening during the Laschamp Event

Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation

By Harry Baker published

A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event."

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'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth

By Robert Lea published

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet.

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NASA secures Europa Clipper probe as Hurricane Milton sweeps over Kennedy Space Center (photos)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Europa Clipper probe rode out the arrival of Hurricane Milton Oct. 9 inside a SpaceX hangar, as NASA's Kennedy Space Center experienced strong winds.

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This image shows the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft and the Earth — 1 million miles away.

We have the satellite data to show climate change is real. Now what?

By Conor Feehly published

Free, open source climate data can help bridge the gap between information and environmental action.

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a hurricane and clouds visible on earth. in front is space station infrastructure, a solar panel and a robotic arm

Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida with Category 5 strength in new ISS footage (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida as soon as Wednesday (Oct. 9), with Category 5 force. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and several space missions will be affected.

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photo taken in space showing earth in the background and the nozzle of a rocket engine in the foreground

SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)

By Mike Wall published

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket captured amazing images of Earth Monday (Oct. 7) during the launch of Europa's Hera asteroid probe.

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Earth is in the background with panels in the foreground.

4 futuristic space technologies — and when they might happen

By Keith Cooper published

All four technologies are grounded in reality, but some are more feasible than others.

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Imagery of the eye of the storm.

Satellite images capture Hurricane Milton intensifying into Category 5 storm (videos)

By Elizabeth Fernandez published

Just 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, Hurricane Milton is headed to the U.S. state.

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Could Earth's 'evil twin' Venus carry a dire warning about climate change?

By Robert Lea published

"Venus is certainly a good example of one extremity of the greenhouse effect run amok."

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Earth is alone in space.

Earth is a spaceship like the ISS — let me explain

By Keith Cooper published

From water recycling to carbon capture, there are a myriad ways in which space technologies can be applied to help us live in a more environmentally friendly way on Earth.

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