Indian astronomers have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray pulsar in the galaxy NGC 4631, designated X-8. The new study, described in a paper published Feb. 16 on the arXiv preprint server, provides ...

Earth's magnetic field exhibits a significant weakening in the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region expanding and becoming more ...

China achieves a superconducting magnet of 35.6 teslas, 700,000 times stronger than Earth's magnetic field, setting a world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 11 years of satellite data reveal that Earth’s magnetic field is reshaping. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) More than a decade of ...

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

Magnetic field reversal is a fascinating topic. You are brought up to think that the compass, pointing to the north, is an ...

Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have yielded important insights into a mysterious anomaly in Earth's magnetic field 3,000 years ago, according to a new study. Ancient ...

Although the Earth’s magnetic field is reliable enough for navigation and is also essential for blocking harmful solar emissions and for improving radio communications, it’s not a uniform strength ...

Nuclear magnetic resonance –based co-magnetometers are essential tools for applications ranging from inertial navigation to ...