Earth’s Magnetic Pole Has Officially Moved—Again
In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...
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NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field
NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies ...
Earth’s north magnetic pole is on the move again
Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.
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Massive 'weak spot' in Earth's magnetic field is growing... and it could have huge consequences
That's because the reduced strength of Earth's magnetic field allows the orbiters to be pummeled by incoming solar radiation that disrupts technological systems. Typically, this only causes low ...
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Altermagnetism: First conclusive evidence of elusive third class of magnetism found
The study authors suggest that when it comes to altermagnetism, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms are aligned in ...
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The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in ...
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The middle-aged Moon had a magnetic field
Analysis of both Apollo and Russian Luna rock samples have revealed that over 4 billion years ago, the Moon had a weak global magnetic field about 1/20th the strength of Earth's present magnetic field ...