Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

Every five years, they release a new edition of the World Magnetic Model (WMM), a tool used by GPS systems and navigation devices that maps the north magnetic pole. As of the latest revision, released ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, scientists reveal new details about its unpredictable journey and why it has ...

Earth's main magnetic field is generated in the planet's outer core, a layer of molten iron ... and more complex than that of a regular bar magnet, the magnetic south pole — the point in the ...

But now, after a recent acceleration, it is closer to Siberia than ... the magnetic dip pole and the geographic pole is about 300 miles. The U.S. Geological Survey says the two used to be as ...

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...

These forces are strongest at the ends of the magnets. The two ends of a magnet are known as the north pole and the south pole. If you try to put two magnets together with the same poles pointing ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more ... of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five ...