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Shields Up: Magnetized Rocks Push Back Origin of Earth's Magnetic Field
Earth's robust magnetic field protects the planet and its inhabitants from the full brunt of the solar wind, a torrent of charged particles that on less shielded planets such as Venus and Mars has over the ages stripped away water reserves and degraded their upper atmospheres.
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Mars's Environment Shown to Be Hostile, but Not Untenable for Earthly Microbes
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Wild Ride: Comet Sample May Help Constrain the Early Evolution of the Solar System
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