For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought ...

Astronomers have finally unlocked a crucial piece of the planet formation puzzle by detecting the magnetic fingerprint of a ...

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

Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these ...

Combining experiments in microfluidic devices and computer simulation, this study provides a valuable analysis of the relevant parameters that determine the motility of (multicellular) magnetotactic ...

"This is the first solid evidence that helical magnetic fields can explain astrophysical jets at different scales." ...

while a magnetic field is not. The presence of an electric field may cause a shock when touching a metal object, such as a fence or car, near a transmission line. The shock is caused by the body of ...

The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is where geomagnetic field lines are vertical. As of this month, the distance between the magnetic dip pole and the geographic pole is about ...

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 ...