How do you dust a star for prints? Scientists have the answer to this strange question: by reconstructing the magnetic field ...

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars." ...

See Zhu et al. An artistic illustration of a highly sensitive magnetic field sensor that makes use of magneto-optic exceptional points. The apparatus consists of a Fabry–Perot cavity containing ...

A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation ...

In fact, the discovery actually supports a key part of the theory about how chorus waves work. Using data from the ...

Earth’s magnetic field sustains life on our planet, protecting us from solar winds, radiation and extreme changes in temperature. But around 591 million years ago, it almost collapsed.

A pair of physicists at the University of Crete has found that some types of biological magnetoreceptors used by various ...

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.

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...

While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it was before, raising questions about the planet's magnetic field. If the Earth's field is disrupted ...