Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

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A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...

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"Magnetar birth rates and formation scenarios are among the most pressing questions in high-energy astrophysics." ...

Mars' magnetic mystery may finally have a solution—scientists now think the Red Planet’s ancient magnetic field only existed ...

Like Earth, Mars once had a strong magnetic field that shielded its thick atmosphere from the solar wind. But now only the ...

Jupiter is the heavyweight champion of the planets, but Neptune is no slouch either. According to NASA, Neptune is about 17 t ...

Explore the amazing discovery of Jupiter’s swirling dark vortices and their connection to its powerful magnetic field and ...

Typically, a planet's magnetic field funnels the material into its atmosphere. But even planets without a field can still ...