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Potentially deadly 'chirping waves' detected in baffling location near Earth, and scientists are stumpedChorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought.
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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moonNASA's LEXI instrument is set to land on the moon's surface sometime this month. Using X-ray sensors, the device will watch Earth's atmosphere "breathing out and breathing in" to uncover key space weather mysteries.
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Earth's outer core may hold a hidden 'doughnut'A newly discovered doughnut shape in Earth's outer core may reveal elements that help drive the formation of the planet's magnetic field.
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Ice Samples Reveal a Massive Sun Storm Hit Earth in Ancient Times...And It Could Happen AgainA gigantic solar storm hit Earth about 2,600 years ago, one about 10 times stronger than any solar storm recorded in the modern day, a new study finds.
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How NASA is dealing with the 'dent' in Earth's magnetic fieldNASA scientists are watching the evolution of a hiccup in Earth's magnetic field called the South Atlantic Anomaly, which can affect satellite operations.
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Are Earth's magnetic poles about to swap places? Strange anomaly gives clues.A strange magnetic anomaly at St. Helena could shed light on whether Earth's magnetic poles are about to swap places.
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'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic
European satellites are investigating the development of two distinct weak points within the South Atlantic Anomaly of Earth's magnetic field.
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Earth's Magnetic North Pole Continues Drifting, Crosses Prime MeridianEarth's magnetic north is wandering from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia, and it just crossed the Prime Meridian.
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Earth's Last Magnetic-Field Reversal Took 22,000 Years
Volcanic records revealed the complexity of the magnetic-field reversal.
