Magnetism
Latest about magnetism

Plasma Scientists Created Invisible, Whooping 'Whistlers' in a Lab
By Rafi Letzter published
The strange radio bursts usually circle the Earth like electromagnetic ghosts, but scientists have now created and studied their shapes in a plasma chamber on Earth.

Bizarre Rogue 'Planet' with Incredible Auroras Puzzles Scientists
By Meghan Bartels published
A rogue, planet-size object 20 light-years away from Earth has stunned astronomers with its incredibly powerful magnetic field.

Your Brain Contains Magnetic Particles, and Scientists Want to Know Why
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Researchers explore magnetism in human brains deep inside a remote forest.

NASA Satellites Make Magnetic Discovery in Turbulent Space Near Earth
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft has detected magnetic activity occurring in a new and surprising way in the environment of near-Earth space.

Earth's Magnetic Field is A Ruthless, Solar-Wind-Shredding Machine
By Brandon Specktor published
Once again, we have Earth's magnetic field to thank for protecting us from our fire-breathing sun.

Dark Matter May Have an Electric Charge
By Marcus Woo published
The mysterious substance may not just interact with other matter through gravity.

Researchers Crack the Code of 'Flying Doughnuts'
By Rafi Letzter published
Toroids! Toroids! Toroids!

Earth's Magnetic Field Is Drifting Westward, and Nobody Knows Why
By Stephanie Pappas published
Weird, slow-moving waves in the planet's core could explain the mysterious drifting.
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