Magnetism
Magnets, those objects that attract or repel each other, are more than staples of your refrigerator door. They are found in just about every laptop and the force they produce protects Earthlings from some lethal radiation from space. Live Science keeps up with the most interesting discoveries related to magnets and magnetism.
Latest about magnetism

New map shows weird magnetic anomaly lurking beneath Australia's Northern Territory
By Sascha Pare published
Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds valuable information about Australia's geological history.

Earth's magnetic field has a weak spot — and it's getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at risk
By Tom Metcalfe, Eos.org published
This could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers.

Government scientists discover new state of matter that's 'half ice, half fire'
By Alan Bradley published
U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron spins in a unique magnet.

Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity
By Victoria Atkinson published
Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals
By Ben Turner last updated
Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun.

Biggest black hole jets ever seen are as long as 140 Milky Ways
By Ben Turner published
The largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping galaxies than previously thought.

'A force more powerful than gravity within the Earth': How magnetism locked itself inside our planet
By Frank Close published
"As the magma cooled to form what is today the world's solid outer crust, magnetism was locked into minerals containing iron, such as magnetite."

Weird magnetic 'skyrmion' quasiparticle could be used as a bit in advanced computing memory
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists want to replace electrons with so-called 'nanobubbles' — or skyrmions — to store data more densely and efficiently in advanced memory components that would replace RAM and flash storage.
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