The Sun's magnetic field does impact the movement of plasma on the Sun's surface, but it does not actually impact the amount ...

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Scientists discovered Earth’s magnetic field is weakening over the Atlantic Ocean, but what does that mean for life on the ...

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

Magnetars possess the strongest known magnetic fields in the universe, exceeding Earth's by a factor of one thousand trillion. The "no-hair theorem" posits that black holes only possess three ...

Physicists have found a way to circumvent a 178-year old theory which means they can effectively cancel magnetic fields at a distance. They are the first to be able to do so in a way which has ...

The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed. When you ...

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