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Earth's Magnetic North Pole Is Officially Moving – Scientists Just Updated Its Location
It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift away from Canada and towards Siberia.
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
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Earth’s magnetic pole is shifting faster than scientists predicted
Normally, scientists issue updates to the location of magnetic north every five years, with the next scheduled update expected to happen by the end of 2019. However, the pole is moving faster than ...
Mysterious Radio Pulses Hint at a Strange Cosmic Object That Shouldn’t Exist
A cosmic enigma, ASKAP J1839-0756, a slow-spinning neutron star discovered using the ASKAP radio telescope, is challenging ...
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Why Do Pilots Say ‘Winds Aloft Are True’ When Forecasts Are Often Inaccurate?
The magnetic north pole is not in the same location as the geographic north pole, which is located 1,300 miles away.
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Earth's magnetic north pole is on the move and it's confusing the maps on your phone
The Earth's magnetic North Pole is moving east, which is interesting but not unusual. What's unusual is how fast it is moving. At 55 kilometres a year, the pole is racing east at a pace faster ...
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'They will flip': Earth's poles are shifting and it is not a good sign for life on Earth
Recent observations reveal that Earth's magnetic poles are gradually drifting. Until the 1990s, the North Pole moved at about 15 kilometers per year. However, the rate has accelerated to 55 ...