The outer “ice giant” planets, Neptune and Uranus, have plenty of mysteries. One of the biggest is where exactly they…
Magnetic fields are great for lots of things - directing explorers, levitating trains, and containing nuclear fusion reactions are just…
For the first time astronomers have observed waves of magnetic energy, known as Alfvén waves, in the photosphere of the…
White dwarfs have some surprisingly strong magnetic fields, and one team of astronomers may have finally found the reason why.…
The magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune are really, seriously messed up. And we don't know why. (more…)
Every 200,000 to 300,000 years Earth's magnetic poles reverse. What was once the north pole becomes the south, and vice…
We recently observed the strongest magnetic field ever recorded in the Universe. The record-breaking field was discovered at the surface…
The Earth's magnetic North pole has been moving awfully fast in recent years. But there's nothing to worry about.
The North Pole ain't what it used to be. Well, the geographic North Pole stays fixed over time (mostly because…
Data from the first year of the InSight mission has just been released, and its revealing some unexpected things about…