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THE NORTHERN Lights are set to dazzle parts of the UK tonight, with the Met Office issuing a 90 per cent chance alert.

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High above Earth's poles, powerful electrojets create mesmerizing auroras but also pose risks like power outages. NASA’s ...

paleomagnetic records show that the intensity drops by up to 90 percent in the process of pole-switching. We should all feel grateful that we live in a time of magnetic stability, because the field ...

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"The Laschamps Excursion was the last time the magnetic poles flipped," explained Chris Turney, co-lead author on a 2021 study investigating this transformative event. "They swapped places for ...

Riding with SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission, NASA’s EZIE CubeSats will unlock the mysteries of auroral electrojets. These ...

The Met Office has said the Northern Lights may be visible across the UK this weekend. The Northern Lights, also known as the ...

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Some animals that migrate across the globe — such as birds, salmon, and lobsters — are known to navigate using the magnetic field lines that stretch from Earth’s north to south pole.