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Earth's Ancient Magnetic Field Just Got a Lot Older


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Aurora

Auroras are caused by the interaction of Earth's magnetic field with the solar wind.

Credit: NASA

Earth developed a magnetic field at least four billion years ago, the latest research shows—more than half a billion years earlier than thought.

From Nature
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