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The Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Changed Position
It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the position of the magnetic North ... globe as well as readings from satellites ...
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A piece of the Sun broke off and was swallowed by a polar vortex
The vortex appears to be part of a huge filament of solar plasma that the space agency says broke away from the Sun’s surface and is now circling the north pole like a tornado. Unfortunately ...
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A drifting north pole may impact space weather
Earth’s magnetic north pole has been shifting ... Understanding these long-term geomagnetic shifts is crucial for predicting space weather and ensuring the stability of satellite systems ...
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NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles (650 kilometers) up. Spherex won’t see galaxies in exquisite detail like NASA’s larger and more elaborate Hubble and Webb space ...
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What is latitude and longitude?
The North Pole is 90°N and the South Pole is 90°S. Image caption, The globe above shows the Northern and Southern Hemispheres divided by the Equator. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole ...